Sentences with phrase «encourage reading for pleasure»

Similarly, the government has worked to encourage reading for pleasure among school children through a range of measures.

The main focus of the Challenge is to encourage reading for pleasure and support schools, libraries and communities to build reading cultures.

UK About Blog The Federation of Children's Book Groups is a UK charity bringing children and books together, encouraging reading for pleasure.

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BookTrust, the children's reading charity relaunches Children's Book Week today to help to encourage more children to read for pleasure.

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The service includes a range of fiction and non-fiction books and contemporary resources that can be purchased to help instil a love of reading in all pupils and ensure that schools» libraries support the school curriculum, as well as encouraging pupils to read for pleasure.

One of the ways teachers can encourage students to read for pleasure is by reading aloud to them, but it is a practice more associated with primary rather than secondary school settings.

There is also a list of related books to encourage «reading for pleasure».

The campaign is supported by Malorie Blackman, children's author and former children's laureate, who said: «I believe we must do everything we can to encourage children to read for pleasure, which is why I'm backing the new Readread for pleasure, which is why I'm backing the new ReadRead On.

Get On campaign believes that encouraging children to read for pleasure must play a vital role in helping them to develop reading and writing skills.

Sturgeon said: «Encouraging children to read for pleasure not only helps our young people develop vital language and literacy skills, but also opens up a whole new world of adventure and fun through the exciting and varied range of books suggested.

Black Child, a full - color publication published six times a year, featured in its first two issues articles about fatherhood, healthy eating, discipline, selecting day care, and encouraging children to read for pleasure.

We need to encourage students to «un-plug» and spend time with their families, read for pleasure and for enrichment, have after school jobs, spend time with friends, take care of siblings, take driver's education classes, and still have time for the occasional school project.

It is hard to know whether a portable screen device will encourage more people to read for pleasure, but it will certainly provide another avenue for people who love books and reading to further their passion.

The second charity is Readathon, which encourages children to read for pleasure and also provides free books and storytellers to children in hospital.

«Our Summer Reading Program encourages children to read for pleasure, inspiring a lifelong love of rReading Program encourages children to read for pleasure, inspiring a lifelong love of readingreading.

(as long as I can set up sub-accounts or parental controls or something) Kindle device + $ 120 / year is low $ $ for my family reading pleasure — plus encourages the young ones to read all they want / can.

When used thoughtfully, in partnership with printed books, digital books can enhance and encourage children's reading for pleasure and can encourage further reading with print books.»

We began publishing child - focused, parent - friendly children's books and apps in January 2011 with the aim of creating books and apps that encourage children to read for pleasure.