Articles in Encouraging Reading
Our guest contributor, children’s author Lynne Rickards writes this time about what inspired her to start writing for children.
Nothing makes you feel more like a celebrity than a room full of children hanging on your …
With the news that the government funding for children’s poetry promotion is to be slashed to zero, where does that leave poetry for children? The cuts mean that poetry is less likely to be promoted …
Ever since my child was a baby he has been read to. I know this, as I was the one often doing the reading.
I have a distinct memory of being at my parents and discovering …
Most parents know that reading is central to education as well as being important in all walks of life. There’s no shortage of general advice on helping children to read, but what if they are …
As a parent of an energetic six-year-old boy, who has many equally enthusiastic friends, we have moments where it is good to try and instil some calm.
When a lightsaber fight is heading to being out …
Just before Christmas, my three year old received this treasure chest, worthy of any pirate, from our local library.
The goodies inside included two quality books, some colouring pencils and paper, and some reading ideas for …
When all the story times and rhyme times have paid off, and your child is a newly confident reader, what books do you give them now?
They’ve graduated from picture books to chapter books, from toddler …
Last month as part of the celebrations and activities surrounding Children’s Book Week my child was asked to take his favourite book into school.
His school books, whilst I am sure excellent learning resources for the …
My son has taken ownership of his Tidy Books bookcase to an extreme.
I know one of the huge benefits of this wonderful bookcase is that it really encourages children to engage with their books, and …
Will you be putting together a summer reading list?
It is certainly amongst my to-do items, and I shall also be casting my attention to my son’s summer reading soon.
Reading throughout the impending school holidays can …
