Articles tagged with: love of reading

The love of reading non-fiction books

Posted on 15th February 20236th June 2024 in Language and Communication Difficulties, Learning to Read and tagged article, background knowledge, beginner readers, develop vocabulary, love of reading, non-fiction books, non-fiction for the classroom, reading comprehension, reading motivation, reading rope, the baseball study2 Comments

All too often, our classroom libraries offer a wonderful selection of fiction but only a limited amount of non-fiction. Why should we ensure that children have access to a wonderful range of non-fiction books? 1. Non-fiction books are fun Firstly, because so many non-fiction books published today are an absolute joy to read. With amazing […]

The Love of Reading

Posted on 14th February 20239th February 2023 in Approaches to Teaching Reading, Learning to Read, Our News, Reading Resources and tagged decodable books, early reading, love of reading, science of reading, storytime, structured literacyLeave a Comment

How important is it to cultivate the love of reading in children? Decodable books are an essential part of a structured literacy approach, but they have a specific purpose. They are decodable exercises which students can use to practise the phonics skills they have learned. They are not designed to compete with the huge variety […]