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Learning to read
We believe that having books around from a very early ages, and being
read to will encourage a healthy attitude of books.
As Home Simpson said in The Simpsons when he was congratulated on Lisa
"You must have read to her a lot as a young child", "I Did! I did!" thought
Homer, I read the TV guide to her!
Bricks and Mortar basic Reading Skills - visit
this site here
There are three main sections.
WPrelims - comprising cover and some basic details about this unusual
reading system
Notes pages - for helpers
Disks pages - graphics pages for apprentice
readers
All worksheets on this site are free to download.
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National Reading Campaign -Campaign reading resources - free posters
They have lots of projects:
The BBC Big Read
Bookstart
Children's Book Week
Scotland's Home Reading Initiative
Readathon
Reading Connects
Reading Is Fundamental, UK
National Year of Reading
Storysacks
The Summer Reading Challenge
The Vital Link
Wales' Reading campaign
World Book Day |
| All Books for Children (ABC) is a partnership project managed by
RIF, run by librarians, funded by Starbucks Coffee Company (UK) Ltd.and
supported by Starbucks partners (employees) in a voluntary capacity.
Visit the site to find out more about this free book and library
project |
| Send a free ecard for World Book day - visit
this site - World Book Day 2005, which takes place on Thursday
3rd March. Find out about the booktoken scheme for schools and
the printable downloads available. |
Talk To Your Baby - Developing language for life
Talk
To Your Baby is a campaign run by the National Literacy Trust to encourage parents
and carers to talk more to children from birth
to three. |
BookBox - a channel 4 site which has information about authors
and books, games and a writers toolkit.
Visit this site now |
Children's Book Week
Children's
book week is an annual event (first
full week of October) enjoyed by children across the country.
Parents and teachers can also order a copy of their extremely popular
publications including Best Book Guide |
The OXford Reading Tree - many schools use these books for early
years reading.
Visit this Reading Tree resource site |
| Want to write childrens books? |
| Getting published as a childrens book writer - childrens
books - information from the booktrust for picture books, early
readers, general fiction, teenage fiction and non fiction. |
Book box has a writers toolkit
Visit
book boxsite now |
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