Case studies
Reading Champions case studies
This page gives you access to a mixture of case studies. Some are from Reading Champions projects, others are from general projects aimed at boys or men. There are lots of great ideas within these pages, so happy browsing.
Do you have a Reading Champions case study? If so email readingchampions@literacytrust.org.uk
Dads case studies:
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Download Case stufy - Lads 'n' Dads scheme at Castle Batch Primary School
Janine Ashman from Castle Batch Primary School in Worle, Weston-Super- Mare, describes their Lads ‘n’ Dads reading scheme.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - English for real men
By using ‘boy-friendly’ reading material, male role models, and the allure of food, Hornsea School was able to run a fantastically successful reading group involving the lads and their dads.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - The Daylesford Reading Club
A dads and boys reading club in primary school in Brimingham.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects
The ‘Fantasy Football’, ‘Lads and Dads’ and ‘Playing for Success’ projects are three schemes built around football that have been used successfully in Staffordshire
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Boys and dads reading at Ripon Grammar School
Anne-Marie Tarter tells us how the Reading Champions scheme has been run at Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire.
Posted by Nick Batty
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Download Case study - Dangerous books for boys
Valerie Hill, headteacher, describes how they involved dads and male carers in their reading project at Pipers Grove Primary School, Barnsley.
Posted by Nick Batty
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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
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