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 - Big family read

  Eileen Armstrong, learning resource centre manager at Cramlington High School in Northumberland, explains their family reading project. Tags: family involvement, reading events

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Literacy is finally able to hatch

  Castle Hill Infant School link literacy to the outside community. Tags: involving the community, whole-staff engagement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Calling all boys

  St Peter's Primary School sets up reading projects to change boys' negative attitude towards reading for pleasure. Tags: boys, pupils' attitudes to reading

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Dads and Lads, Mums and Sons’ reading club

  Beverley Taylor, learning resource centre manager at Reading School in Berkshire, recounts how a ‘Dads and Lads, Mums and Sons’ reading club has motivated pupils at this allboys school to read more. Tags: boys, family involvement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Putting the boys in charge

  Diane Rhodes, learning resource centre manager at Debden Park High School in Essex, explains how they are getting their Reading Champions to support pupils whose reading age is less than their actual age. Tags: buddying, boys, pupils from diverse backgr

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Everybody’s Book project

  Residents at Priory Avenue temporary home (run by Ashley Homes) help create a picture book to promote a love of reading amongst both adults and children. Tags: family involvement, involving the community

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Boys find rewards and enjoyment in reading through the Reading Champs club

  A primary school boys reading project using the bronze, silver and gold of the Reading Champions framework.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - St Joseph’s RC Primary School, Gateshead

  A project involving cricketer Graham Onions as a reading role model.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - The Twits woo pupils

  Clarendon Primary School in Bolton improve reading standards by extending the perception of reading as something that can occur outside English lessons. Tags: cross-curricular links, boys, pupils' attitudes to reading

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• Download Case study - Themed Book Award

  Themed Book Award programme promote reading in school among teens and young adults and encourages them to take a sophisticated approach in discussing books. Tags: reading events, peer-to-peer recommendation

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan