How to keep secondary school students reading for pleasure
By school librarian, Claire Marris
Reading develops rich vocabulary, improved grammar and enriched expression through the written word. Books are an amazing route into discussing many social, emotional and topical issues. We live in a technological world where scrolling and hunting for likes have a negative impact on attention span. Reading is a skill and one that needs to be harboured at an early age.
In my experience, the majority of students arriving in Year 7 are keen readers and it is then the responsibility of both school and parent to foster and nurture this reading habit. Reading can be compared to sport: the more you practice the better you become.
1 June 2022