Reading Groups: Resources

Reading Group Case studies

Halton experience (Word, 35kb) 

School librarian's experience of setting up a teenage reading group in Halton Lea Library.

Rochdale experience (Word, 31 kb)

Reading group with wide age range which successfully engages all it's members.

Sefton experience (Word, 37kb)

Read how young people, staff and the library service have benefited from this Teenage Reading Group initiative in Sefton.

Bedfordshire groups (Word, 67kb)

Young people in Bedfordshire regularly contribute to the ‘teen turf’ website as part of their reading group activity. 

Sedgefield (Word, 51.9kb)

Young people in Sedgefield have made Story Sacks for children in Russia as part of their reading group.

Chatterbooks 2006 Evaluation (pdf, 2.5mb)

For a picture of the differences a reading group can make, see this summary of the impact this initiative is making, with feedback and pictures from several of the groups.

Reading Group Tools

Reading groups: ideas for sessions (Word, 20.5kb)

Ideas for reading group sessions which have worked well in Chatterbooks reading groups

Reading groups: Pre-Questionnaire (Word, 81.3kb)

Questionnaire about children's reading and reading attitudes: for use when they first join reading group

Reading groups: Post-Questionnaire (Word, 81.4kb)

Questionnaire about children's reading and reading attitudes: for use after they have been with reading group for 6 months or more.

Reading groups: session record sheet (Word, 41kb)

Pro forma example of reading group session record sheet