A new reading initiative is putting books right at the heart of both school and home life - find out how YOU can get involved!
With fears that children in the 21st century are reading less than previous generations, the Read For My School project aims to get children in schools across the UK to read one million books between now and March. To encourage readers to take part, the project is offering Reading Culture awards and prizes worth £1000 to winning schools. Students can enter a book review competition, and winners will get the chance to interview a successful children's author and see their interview published in children's newspaper First News.
So… how can your school get involved? It's easy - tell your teacher about it and ask them to log onto http://www.readformyschool.co.uk - they can then set up pupil accounts and access lots of materials and resources to get ready for the competition.
Pupils are provided with a collection of books which are all available to read online, for free, via the Read For My School website. How cool? You might even find a Cathy Cassidy book on there! Of course, you can read books offline too, as long as they fit into one of the categories listed on the website… and fear not, there is lots of choice!
Any initiative which encourages kids to get reading has to be good… so why not tell your class teacher, English teacher or school librarian about Read For My School and get your school involved? It's lots of fun, and those prizes are well worth having, too!
Cathy says:
Does YOUR school take part in READ FOR MY SCHOOL? Or does it have other ways to encourage reading? COMMENT BELOW to tell us more!
So… how can your school get involved? It's easy - tell your teacher about it and ask them to log onto http://www.readformyschool.co.uk - they can then set up pupil accounts and access lots of materials and resources to get ready for the competition.
Pupils are provided with a collection of books which are all available to read online, for free, via the Read For My School website. How cool? You might even find a Cathy Cassidy book on there! Of course, you can read books offline too, as long as they fit into one of the categories listed on the website… and fear not, there is lots of choice! Any initiative which encourages kids to get reading has to be good… so why not tell your class teacher, English teacher or school librarian about Read For My School and get your school involved? It's lots of fun, and those prizes are well worth having, too!
Cathy says:
Does YOUR school take part in READ FOR MY SCHOOL? Or does it have other ways to encourage reading? COMMENT BELOW to tell us more!
Our school has participated in Read For My School, and I'm a representative for it in Year 6! I go on it all the time, and read books on it! I wish there were more cathy cassidy books though - but I enjoyed reading Summer's Dream!
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