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This text offers primary school educators a principled way forward on their mission to nurture the life-changing habit of reading in childhood. It demonstrates how teachers who are motivated, engaged, and reflective readers themselves, can develop new understandings of reading for pleasure and make a difference to young learners.
List of contents
Introduction: Reading Teachers, Reader Identity, Section One: Texts and Readers, 1. Children's literature and other texts, 2. Digital books enriching literacy lives, 3. Exploring gender and reading for pleasure, 4. Supporting readers' social motivation Reading Practices, Section Two: Reading for Pleasure Pedagogy, 5. Reading aloud, 6. Informal book talk and reader recommendations, 7. Time to read, 8. Social reading environments Readers' Rights, Section Three: Reading Communities, 9. Reading Headteachers, 10. Reading Librarians and libraries, 11. Parental and community involvement, 12. Celebrating reading Reading Places, Conclusion: Reading Teachers of Tomorrow
About the author
Teresa Cremin is Professor of Education (Literacy) at the Open University, UK, and Co-Director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre.
Helen Hendry is a lecturer in education at the Open University, UK, where she recently co-chaired the MA/Ed in Educational Leadership and contributes to the Education Studies (Primary) programme and open access courses.
Lucy Rodriguez Leon is a lecturer in education (early childhood) at the Open University, UK, where she teaches on undergraduate distance learning modules and writes open access courses.
Natalia Kucirkova is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Development at the University of Stavanger, Norway, and Professor of Reading and Children's Development at the Open University, UK.
Summary
This text offers primary school educators a principled way forward on their mission to nurture the life-changing habit of reading in childhood. It demonstrates how teachers who are motivated, engaged, and reflective readers themselves, can develop new understandings of reading for pleasure and make a difference to young learners.
