Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Primary School by Michael Lockwood

Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Primary School by Michael Lockwood

English primary school children are less likely to read for pleasure than their counterparts in many other countries. This book discusses the background to this situation and looks at how government initiatives have tried to address it. It presents specific activities which teachers can use to develop their own whole school and classroom practice.

′Lockwood has written a useful, supportive book which will help teachers and librarians…He describes the background and summarises the research and then proposes thoroughly practical programmes′ - Carousel

′Michael Lockwood has produced an excellent, practical overview and analysis of what works in the primary school to promote reading for

pleasure…Lockwood′s work is grounded and valuable to those who need it most - teachers in the classroom working hard to engender a love of reading′ - English Drama Media

`This book is first class. It puts the matter very clearly and succinctly, and presents a great deal of evidence to support the argument that pleasure is not a frivolous extra, but the very heart and essence of what reading is about. It also gives readers plenty of ideas for carrying the principle into the classroom, and for justifying it…This is an excellent piece of work, which I hope will find a place on every staffroom bookshelf′ - Philip Pullman

Michael Lockwood is Senior Lecturer in English and Education, University of Reading.

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ISBN 13	9781412929677
ISBN 10	1412929679
Title	Promoting Reading for Pleasure in the Primary School
Author	Michael Lockwood
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	SAGE Publications Inc
Year published	2008-06-24
Number of pages	168
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