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The Family Reading Campaign is delivered by the NLT on behalf of the DCSF

Family Reading Campaign update

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Family reading cluster developed in Lambeth

The Family Reading Campaign, coordinated by the National Literacy Trust, is to develop of family reading cluster of around five schools in Lambeth. The scheme will involve local libraries, housing, health and the ethnic minorities team among its partners. The NLT’s evidence stresses the need for training in communication issues for all staff working with small children to build whole-school communities that read. Of all school subjects, reading has been found to be most sensitive to parental influence.

(July 2007)

Launch update

Word document logoThe Family Reading Campaign (FRC) was launched on Monday 15 January 2007 to coincide with the launch of the family strand of RaW, the BBC's Read and Write campaign. Read the press release.

Working closely with the BBC, the FRC is holding Family Reading Fortnight from 8-20 January 2007. Find out more about how your organisation could be involved by downloading Can you help the Family Reading Campaign make every home a reading home? Email your case studies (300-500 words, with pictures if possible) to nayna.wood@literacytrust.org.uk

Read On - Family Reading Campaign special

The Family Reading Campaign special edition of Read On is available to download.

Campaign preparations

Across the summer, plans are being developed to link the campaign with Children's Centres and to build better links with the health service. Reading Connects is working on a family involvement toolkit to help schools support parents in encouraging reading in the home. This will be available from November from the family engagement section of the Reading Connects website. In addition, Reading Champions is working on a School Reading Champions Toolkit which will include a section on involving dads.

Get involved

Tell us about your organisation's family reading activity so that it can be showcased here. If you want to know more about the Family Reading Campaign or have information to send, email julia.strong@literacytrust.org.uk

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