Helping Young Readers Develop

Use the resources in this section are to support you in your work to help young readers develop, and to develop your own knowledge of books.

Children's Reading Partners

Tackle difficult issues with Walker Books: Difficult issues book list  (pdf, 380kb), including books about family problems, friendship issues and adoption

Tackle bullying with Walker Books: Tackling bullying book list and order form (Word, 419kb)

Discover books which feature dads and grandads (Excel, 701kb)

Celebrate National Poetry Day 2008  (Excel, 2989kb) - Ideas and an order form from Walker Books

Celebrate Black History Month (Excel, 1075kb) with this book list and order form from Walker Books.

Knowing about the Books

Journals List (word, 36.3kb)
Useful publications about children's books and reading

Boox 2006 (Word, 58.9kb)
A reading promotion for young people aged 13 to 16

Manga Mania (Word, 68.8kb)
All about manga and anime, plus case studies of manga promotions in Blackburn and West Sussex

Early Years Story Time: Checklist (Word, 816kb)
Story time with early years children checklist

Early Years Story Time: Booklist (Word, 52.5kb)
Story time with early years children list of suggested rhyme and picture books to use

Primary Age Story Time: Checklist and Booklist (Word, 44.9kb)
Story time with primary age children: checklist plus list of suggested books to use

Reading Interest and Awareness (Word, 36.5kb)
Guidelines from Swindon Libraries to help in choosing books for story time with Early Years children

Reading resources (Word, 74.8kb)
2006 reading promotions for young people, from The Reading Agency

Top Ten Books (Word, 32kb)
Here are the top ten reads recommended by library staff and their readers at TRF training days.

Connecting Readers

Connecting readers through IT: Two case studies (Word, 42.3kb)
Two case studies, 'Everybody's Reading' from North West England and 'A Touch of...' on the National Library for the Blind website, where libraries have combined IT and reader development to open up reading choices for young people.

Reading Groups

Chatterbooks Report 2003 (pdf, 350kb)
Report describing the impact for young readers of the Orange Chatterbooks reading groups initiative. Includes examples and case studies from groups.

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

Reading Challenges

Summer Reading Challenge Planning Table (Word, 192kb)
Using the TRF planning and evaluation framework with the Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge Report 2005 (pdf, 514kb)
Full report of last summer's The Reading Voyage

Summer Reading Challenge Report 2003 (pdf, 514kb)
'Inspiring Children': the impact of the Summer Reading Challenge: the Reading Maze 2003

Summer Reading Challenge Advocacy Booklet 2006 (Word, 101kb)
The Summer Reading Challenge: using evidence of impact in advocacy for libraries

Summer Reading Challenge 4 Visit Model (Word, 60.3kb)
A template for running the SRC based on 4 weekly visits through the summer