World Book Day!
Our assembly this week focused on World Book Day and the importance of reading. You can read more about World Book Day here.
Last year students completed a reading survey to help us learn more about their reading habits, preferences, attitudes, and trends.
Although the results of the survey have not officially been communicated yet, I was able to reveal that Year 7 are the most prolific readers in the entire school! In addition, they have the most positive attitude towards reading across all year groups.
As an English teacher as well as the Head of Year, this is great news. More importantly, we looked at many studies that have taken place around the world that constantly prove that children who read, succeed! Reading for enjoyment is closely linked to success in examinations, yet for many reasons students read less the older they get.
Reading Challenge!
With this in mind, I have set Year 7 a challenge. In the first half of the year we have borrowed a staggering 2430 books from the library - an average of over 13 books per student. My challenge is to see if we can break the 5000 barrier by the end of the year. Of course, the books borrowed must be read, otherwise that's cheating, but I am confident that as a year group we can continue to enjoy reading and at the same time boost our chances of examination success later down the line.
We looked at ways in which reading we can continue to read for enjoyment in school:
There are ways in which you can help at home, too. You can find some interesting articles here, here and here.
I have a real interest and passion for reading and encouraging students to read, so please get in touch if you would like any further help with regards helping your child read more at school and at home.
Happy reading!
Mr O'Dowd
Our assembly this week focused on World Book Day and the importance of reading. You can read more about World Book Day here.
Last year students completed a reading survey to help us learn more about their reading habits, preferences, attitudes, and trends.
Although the results of the survey have not officially been communicated yet, I was able to reveal that Year 7 are the most prolific readers in the entire school! In addition, they have the most positive attitude towards reading across all year groups.
As an English teacher as well as the Head of Year, this is great news. More importantly, we looked at many studies that have taken place around the world that constantly prove that children who read, succeed! Reading for enjoyment is closely linked to success in examinations, yet for many reasons students read less the older they get.
Reading Challenge!
With this in mind, I have set Year 7 a challenge. In the first half of the year we have borrowed a staggering 2430 books from the library - an average of over 13 books per student. My challenge is to see if we can break the 5000 barrier by the end of the year. Of course, the books borrowed must be read, otherwise that's cheating, but I am confident that as a year group we can continue to enjoy reading and at the same time boost our chances of examination success later down the line.
We looked at ways in which reading we can continue to read for enjoyment in school:
There are ways in which you can help at home, too. You can find some interesting articles here, here and here.
I have a real interest and passion for reading and encouraging students to read, so please get in touch if you would like any further help with regards helping your child read more at school and at home.
Happy reading!
Mr O'Dowd
