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anonymous

Reading for pleasure builds empathy and improves wellbeing, research from The Reading A... - 4 views

readingagency.org.uk/...-the-reading-agency-finds.html

literacy Research Reading and empowerment

shared by anonymous on 17 Aug 15 - Cached
  • reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships with others, reduce the symptoms of depression and the risk of dementia, and improve wellbeing throughout life
  • strong evidence to show that reading for pleasure plays a vital role in improving educational outcomes
  • in the UK, reading levels are low among people of all ages: most children do not read on a daily basis and almost a third of adults don't read for pleasure
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  • reading for pleasure and empowerment
  • better parent-child communication
  • reduction of depression and dementia symptoms among adults.
  • people who choose to read, and enjoy doing so, in their spare time are more likely to reap all of these benefits
  • When I write a story I hope to beguile, to enchant, to bewitch, to perform an act of magic on and with my readers' imaginations.
  • The true aim of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it'."
  • everything changes when we read
  • reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on life outcomes
  • children who read for pleasure are happier, healthier and do better in life than those who don't
  • Crissi Blair on 17 Aug 15
     
    Research in UK into benefits of reading for pleasure
PAULINE KUMAR

TLT: Teen Librarian's Toolbox: It's Time to Break Down our Reading Boxes - 3 views

www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/...ak-down-our-reading-boxes.html

reading levels

shared by PAULINE KUMAR on 22 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • AR (accelerated reader)
  • Read for fun. Read all the time
  • PAULINE KUMAR on 22 Mar 14
     
    How do we encourage our readers to read books? Do we take into account level, age, gender or interest of the readers?
Alison Hewett

People Who Use E-Readers Dive Far Deeper Into Books | Underwire | Wired.com - 2 views

www.wired.com/...ebooks-read-more

ebooks comprehension deep reading meaning

shared by Alison Hewett on 18 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • Alison Hewett on 18 Mar 14
     
    "A new survey by UK charity Quick Reads indicates that adult readers tend to read more and stick with books longer if they're using an e-reader"
vmchalick

Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say - The Wa... - 2 views

www.washingtonpost.com/...3-b899-20667de76985_story.html

shared by vmchalick on 14 Apr 14 - No Cached
  • vmchalick on 14 Apr 14
     
    This article is about the way the digital age is changing the way students are able to read: "We should be simultaneously reading to children from books, giving them print, helping them learn this slower mode, and at the same time steadily increasing their immersion into the technological, digital age. It's both. We have to ask the question: What do we want to preserve?"
Carole Gardiner

Summer Reading and the Rich/Poor Achievement Gap | An Educator Responds to Questions | ... - 1 views

www.slj.com/...educator-responds-to-questions

summer reading poor achievement gap

shared by Carole Gardiner on 13 Jun 13 - No Cached
  • Carole Gardiner on 13 Jun 13
     
    Study in US has foudn that low income students reading levels decline at a greater rate because they don't have access to books, especially over summer holiday.  Librarians need to get books into kids hands, not worry about books not being returned.
Steph Ellis

Donalyn Miller's Slideshare - 2 views

www.slideshare.net/donalynm

Reading reading culture reading engagement

shared by Steph Ellis on 14 Jan 14 - No Cached
  • Steph Ellis on 14 Jan 14
     
    Slideshows to accompany "Reading in the Wild"
Carole Gardiner

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming | Books | the... - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...-libraries-reading-daydreaming

neil_gaiman reading literacy libraries future advocacy

shared by Carole Gardiner on 16 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • Carole Gardiner on 16 Oct 13
     
    Excellent article on why reading (and libraries) are so important.
Steph Ellis

For The Love Of Reading - Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Twitter: @inkyelbows) - 7 views

debbieohi.com/read

reading posters Bookmarks

shared by Steph Ellis on 30 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • Steph Ellis on 30 Aug 15
     
    Downloadable PDF posters and bookmarks to promote reading
harrisonba26

Against YA: Adults should be embarrassed to read children's books. - 4 views

www.slate.com/..._to_read_children_s_books.html

teen reviews books readers advisory advocacy librarians

shared by harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14
     
    This is a very interesting article that appeared last week and has created a lot of comment online. There is quite a backlash against it including an article in the current Listener saying that there is no 'should' in reading for pleasure. I am firmly of the opinion that any reading is GOOD reading and won't apologise for what I read!
  • harrisonba26 on 24 Jun 14
     
    SLANZA Connected Librarians T2 2014
Bridget Schaumann

Fathers can make a difference in getting sons to read - 6 views

theconversation.com/-in-getting-sons-to-read-35260

Reading fathers

shared by Bridget Schaumann on 17 Feb 15 - No Cached
  • Bridget Schaumann on 17 Feb 15
     
    From the Australian Listserv this is possibly useful for those who are looking for ways to connect with their wider reading community
Anne-Marie Povall

Free Technology for Teachers: Inspire Students to Read and Travel With The Global Books... - 1 views

www.freetech4teachers.com/...udents-to-read-and-travel.html

books travel children bookshelf

shared by Anne-Marie Povall on 06 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Inspire Students to Read and Travel With The Global Bookshelf The Global Bookshelf is a book search and recommendation engine that was started by my friend Gillian Duffy. The purpose of The Global Bookshelf is to help people find travel stories. The books you'll find aren't travel guides, they're travel stories that could inspire you to visit a new place and experience a new culture. You can browse The Global Bookshelf by region, genre, and book format (Kindle, PDF, physical book). Applications for Education Gillian is very keen to have others add their book reviews to The Global Bookshelf. If you have high school students who have read some travel narratives, consider having them write a review to share on The Global Bookshelf. This is a great way to provide an authentic audience for your students' work.
  • Anne-Marie Povall on 06 Sep 13
     
    I hope this will go to the correct discussion :)
elmneal

Reading matters 30 sec commercial - 5 views

www.nationalreadingcampaign.ca

Reading books advocacy

shared by elmneal on 30 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • elmneal on 30 Oct 13
     
    A simple but effective commercial on reading produced by the Canadian National Reading Campaign
Crissi Blair

Bedtime Stories for Young Brains - NYTimes.com - 4 views

mobile.nytimes.com/...dtime-stories-for-young-brains

childlit book preschool development

shared by Crissi Blair on 22 Aug 15 - No Cached
  • all pediatric primary care should include literacy promotion, starting at birth
  • how important it is to read to even very young children
  • “When we show them a video of a story, do we short circuit that process a little?” he asked. “Are we taking that job away from them? They’re not having to imagine the story; it’s just being fed to them.”
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  • it is important that young children hear language, and that they need to hear it from people, not from screens.
  • serious disparities in how much language children hear
  • reading picture books with young children may mean that they hear more words, while at the same time, their brains practice creating the images associated with those words
  • Crissi Blair on 22 Aug 15
     
    Research into the benefits, indeed the necessity, of reading to young children.
Trish Webster

10 reasons why non readers don't read - 7 views

www.scholastic.com/...ash-and-how-change-their-minds

Reading Reluctant readers Literacy

shared by Trish Webster on 02 Sep 13 - No Cached
  • Trish Webster on 02 Sep 13
     
    Gives strategies for overcoming each of the 10 reasons listed.
PAULINE KUMAR

Random House - 1 views

www.randomhouse.co.nz

teen

shared by PAULINE KUMAR on 21 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • PAULINE KUMAR on 21 Mar 14
     
    Teen Reads
  • PAULINE KUMAR on 21 Mar 14
     
    Web page for Teen Reads
Miriam Tuohy

BiblioNasium - Kids Share Book Recommendations. Use Online Reading Logs, Find Books At ... - 4 views

www.biblionasium.com

reading socialmedia readers_advisory kids

shared by Miriam Tuohy on 01 Aug 13 - No Cached
  • Miriam Tuohy on 30 Aug 13
     
    Online book club for younger kids.
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