Case studies

See below for examples of the great work taking place in schools all over the country.

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Schools & teaching case studies:

• Download Case study - Mad Manga Mondays at Ellis Guilford School

  Manga and graphic novels are not what you would traditionally find in a school library, form a great wider form of reading at Ellis Guilford secondary school in Nottingham.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - Ellis Guilford School and Sports College

  Reading Connects secondary school of the year 2007- 2008.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Family Fun packs in Knowsley

  Family Fun packs were successfully introduced into nursery classes in Knowsley in 2005 and are still being used.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Family reading initiative at St Anne’s RC School

  Simple home-made resources proved a winner for St Anne’s RC Primary School in Lambeth family reading initiative.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Reading and Writing For All

  West Acton Primary School promote the inclusion of all parents in their family reading and writing at home sessions, with provision for EAL parents.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Reading Cafe

  Fran Welsh, a primary school teacher from London, tells more about the reading cafe set up to encourage parental involvement.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Reading group cafe

  Androulla Charalambous describes how the first cafe reading group in London was realised.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Story Boxes

  Woodmansterne School explain how they have worked in partnership with parents to raise reading achievement within the school.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - World Book Day fancy dress

  Chesterton School in Battersea, London celebrated World Book Day across the whole school.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Bringing books to the parents

  A simple approach to recommending books helped Stanway Primary School in Essex encourage parents to read aloud to their children. Rachel Burrage, literacy coordinator, explains. Tags: family involvement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan