The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research

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There is no getting away from the fact that year 6 is fraught with the pressures of external assessment and as teachers, I think we can become too easily overwhelmed by this - but why should we allow this to determine the children’s level of enjoyment in their learning? What the Power of Reading has shown me is that children can still reach the high standards required as a direct consequence of the rich texts on offer, engaging activities that develop confidence and well-structured sequences that logically develop children’s learning. CLPE also offers an annual membership for schools where you can access teaching sequences and examples of classroom practice to help you build an exciting and relevant literacy curriculum.

If children are not being read to at home, provide opportunities for them to be read to and with at school. As with all guidance documents, especially one of this size, there is the potential for missed opportunities or misconceptions, some of which are worth highlighting here: In England, 31% of adults don't read in their free time, rising to 46% of young people (aged 16 to 24). 10 There are multiple reasons why the Power of Reading has been such a success for me this year. For one, the vast range of enriching texts available has left me like a child in a sweet shop with so much choice. My teaching partner and I have been able to explore all the texts available, taking on board suggestions from the Power of Reading team, to select those we felt would engage our more reluctant children. Our cohort this year was weighted heavily with boys who have previously found reading and writing a chore, as well as low attainers who have often not been able to access whole class texts. We have provided inspiration to all children with texts such as Stay Where You Are and Then Leaveby John Boyne and its links to the First World War. Being able to concentrate and focus for long periods is essential to our success and wellbeing. Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, writes :CLPE School Membership gives your whole school access to detailed literacy planning for a wide range of high-quality children’s books, examples of curriculum maps to show how to plan a text based curriculum and accompanying home learning resources. These combined resources provide ideas, inspiration and structure for your literacy curriculum, raising literacy standards and developing a love of reading and writing. Each year our expert teaching team add new plans and regularly update current planning to match statutory requirements giving your whole school a growing resource at an affordable cost. CLPE’s Reading Scale outlines the continuum of development in reading and will be invaluable to support discussions and development of subject knowledge within teaching teams exploring the practice and provision which best support your children’s continued progress. Our Meeting the Needs of Early Readers in Key Stage 2 and Teaching Phonics to support Reading and Writing in Key Stage 2 courses provide specific subject knowledge and guidance for supporting older readers at the earlier stages of reading.

Here are 10 benefits of reading that illustrate the importance of reading books. When you read every day you: The author John Green said it best: "Great books help you understand, and they help you feel understood."When you read, not only will your comprehension skills go up, but so will your writing ability. Exposure to great pieces of literature has an effect on your writing abilities beyond just vocabulary words. Phrases and sentence structures that you were previously unfamiliar with become second nature.

Only 35% of 10-year-olds in England report that they like reading 'very much'. This lags behind countries like Russia (46%), Ireland (46%), New Zealand (44%), and Australia (43%). 4To get your free example of CLPE’s Power of Reading sequences go to clpe.org.uk/books/power-of-reading/about. On the other hand, people who don't exercise their grey matter stand a chance of losing brain power, says the study's primary author, Dr. Robert Freidland. Build a team of expert teachers who know and understand the processes that underpin reading and have both the subject and pedagogical knowledge to teach reading across all stages of development, including older early readers. You'll find that sooner or later, your writing works will start to be influenced by the pieces you read (in a good way!) This is when you know that you've really grasped something from your readings and are starting to apply it. This report details the impact of our flagship training programme, The Power of Reading which is centred around the importance of using quality texts as the basis for English planning and quality teaching and to provide reflective professional development.

The teaching sequences allow children to immerse themselves in the text with the variety of activities. As a consequence, when it came to their writing, their minds were filled with ideas from the rich language and scenarios, allowing them the space to focus on mastering the writing techniques required to reach the framework standards. Their reading skills have been developed due to the exploration of author language, meaning, predictions and summarising which have been supported through comprehension style activities that have been woven into the children’s learning. The most obvious impact of this has been the children’s confidence when faced with reading assessments. Are teachers able to teach phonics so that children, including older early readers, can decode successfully whilst also maintaining engagement and reading for pleasure?In today's day and age when all the information you could ever want is at your fingertips at all points in time, it's hard to really develop focus. One solution to this issue is reading! We do spend on movies and music, but why? It is for entertainment, isn’t it? Then why not simply read books with the same purpose? You would be surprised to know that some of your favorite movies or TV series were made after getting inspiration from some of the greatest novels. And the great news is that one membership allows access to the whole school for 12 months so all year groups can benefit from creative teaching approaches. OECD (2013) England & Northern Ireland (UK) - Country Note -Survey of Adult Skills first results p. 3] ↩ Adults with lower levels of literacy are more likely to believe that they have little impact on political processes, and are less likely to participate in volunteer activities. 13