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 The
quotes below are testimony to the success of Reading Connects.
If you have any comments about Reading Connects to add to this
page, please email them to sarah.osborne@literacytrust.org.uk
General
"Reading Connects is a marvellous campaign which we welcome
with open arms. The project will assist us in furthering our
strategy to improve transition between primary and secondary
schools and encourage a culture of independent reading amongst
our learners." Mike Butler, headteacher, Djanogly City Academy,
Nottingham
"Reading Connects has helped us think about our school-based
initiatives, like parent groups and reading circles, in a
more coherent way. It links with many aspirations contained
within our school improvement plan and Every Child Matters.
Promoting reading for pleasure is key to raising standards;
it is the only guaranteed way of ensuring children and young
people continue to be lifelong learners." - Anita Wright,
headteacher, Woodmansterne Primary School, London Borough
of Lambeth
"Thanks to Reading Connects for making me give some
thought to ways of making reading important to the children."
"The Reading Connects focus has raised the profile of
reading within the school and there are now more opportunities
for children to not only learn to read but to read to learn,
as well as seeing reading as a pleasurable activity which
opens doors to the world." Teacher (August 2006)
"It has helped us to get all the staff involved in more
actively promoting the joy of reading. We now have a list
of non-negotiables for each classroom." Teacher (July
2006)
"Reading Connects is a constant reminder of what we
are trying to achieve and helps to keep that in my mind and
the mind of others." Teacher (July 2006)
"Just being a Reading Connects school feels good! I
am sure that all the ideas that we want to implement will
come eventually." Teacher (August 2006)
"Our Reading Connects activities have helped our pupils
to feel even more involved in the school community."
Teacher (July 2006)
"The ability to quote from the successes of other Reading
Connects schools adds weight to any discussion about the role
of reading. It means that WE MEAN BUSINESS!" Teacher
(July 2006)
The audit process
"The audit process was simple, easy to manage and acknowledged
what we were already doing. So many awards are paper-chasing,
time-consuming mechanisms that can actually prevent a school
from doing what it's meant to be doing - not so Reading Connects."
"The audit process was in itself really useful. I thought
we already did quite a lot to promote reading for pleasure
in our school but the audit gave me new ideas and inspiration."
"The audit process is excellent, we will use it as an
ongoing guide, as we develop as a Reading Connects school."
Teacher (July 2006)
"The audit process has given us the opportunity to evaluate
our current good practice." Teacher (July 2006)
Practical ideas
"Thank you for some brilliant ideas for promoting reading
for pleasure in school. I'm certainly going to give some of
them a go."
"I was feeling stagnant...Thanks for the new ideas."
"The range of achievable ideas meant all my colleagues
are now on board."
"It was re-assuring that lots of the suggestions are
already part of our usual classroom practice across the school,
but some ideas we had not thought of and will now consider.
Thanks again."
Resources
"I was very impressed with the resources offered on
the Reading Connects website and would urge every school to
register. I can only say to those who work with children of
any age and want to encourage the love of books to log on
to your site and get searching. The ideas and help are there.
USE THEM."
"Reading Connects is a really important initiative.
The website is full of ideas and is easy to navigate. Well
done the DfES."
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