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

Events and activities case studies:

• Download Case study - Join the club!

  Rowena White describes the Reading Champions club at Fulford Secondary School, York.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• Download Case study - St Michaels' Book Group

  St Michael’s Nursery and Infant School in Norfolk set up a book club to help children love stories and enjoy being readers.

  Posted by Lucy Hawkins

• Download Case study - Book speed-dating

  Ripon Grammar School's speed-dating activity is proving a great way to get teens and adults excited about discussing books. Tags: peer-to-peer recommendation, reading events, family involvement

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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

• Download Case study - Male staff are model readers at Leighton

  A project to involve staff and parents in the reading activities of the school.

  Posted by Nick Batty

• 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

• Download Case study - Mile Oak Primary

  Mile Oak Primary in Brighton were the winners of the Reading Connects primary school of the year 2007-08.

  Posted by Hannah MacLellan

• 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 - Writers in residence

  Bishop Challoner secondary school, Tower Hamlets, describes how their writing workshops inspired students to get creative. Tags: reading events, involving the community

  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