What Happens When We Read? Part 4
Reading through History Reading has long been seen as a source of ‘solace, consolation and healing throughout history.’ Helen Mary Gaskell set up a War Library in 1914 (after...
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Reading through History Reading has long been seen as a source of ‘solace, consolation and healing throughout history.’ Helen Mary Gaskell set up a War Library in 1914 (after...
Posted by Lynn Court
We often hear about poems, due to some of us having to learn about them, or it just being a major form of literature that has existed for a very long time. Some of us might think...
Posted by Natasha Collins
Identification and Transportation This means the extent to which the reader identifies with characters and situations and how much they become mentally and emotionally immersed in...
Posted by Lynn Court
Reading Through Time… Reading is a form of entertainment with a long history. People often turn to reading as a source of comfort e.g. when in hospital, a distraction from...
Posted by Lynn Court
It was a real delight to walk through A Block classrooms on Friday morning last week and see all students following our fantastic Friday reading expectations which are designed to...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Our Monday Magic Moment in Staff Briefing at the start of this week was led by our inspirational Lead Practitioner of English and Whole School Literacy for the Bushey St James...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Nicholas Nickleby or The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a novel by Charles Dickens originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839. It was Dickens’ third...
Posted by Natalie Stanton
The Yoto Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. Every spring, reading groups in...
Posted by Teresa Turton
Back in March, for the World Book Day competition, some of our amazing students baked book-themed cakes and held a bake-sale so others could enjoy their creations. The proceeds of...
Posted by Teresa Turton
This week we are celebrating 25 years of World Book Day and in the dyslexia lunch club we wanted to focus on the fact that World Book Day is not just for avid readers but is an...
Posted by Emma Denton
Reading through History
After the success of our CDC time reading project for years 7 and 9 in the summer term, all year 7,8 9 and 10 CDCs met this week for the launch of our newly expanded scheme. Each...
Patrick Ness’s ‘A Monster Calls’ is a very popular book in our LRC, and for good reason. Both moving and magical, this book takes you on an emotionally thrilling...