Shared Practice: Celebrating your reading achievements (April 2024 recording)
A series of recorded interviews and accompanying presentation slides from a live session, to support schools with their celebration of reading for pleasure
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This is a collection of two interviews, together with an introduction, from a live shared practice event held in April 2024 showcasing great practice examples of reading celebrations, with advice, top tips and pointers.
The recordings feature interviews with Harrysmuir Primary School's Kim Fairley and Scottish Book Trust's Maggie Still.
This content directly relates to key area (this will open in a new window)3.2.1 Rewarding progress and recognising personal achievements.
We recommend watching these recordings and downloading the presentation below if you are exploring ways to celebrate readership and reading for pleasure in your school.
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Shared Practice: Celebrating you reading achievements
Introduction
Clara Owen and Liam McCallum from Scottish Book Trust share the introductory presentation, with reference to the evidence base and some of the strategic approaches to celebrating reading for pleasure in schools.
Interview: Kim Fairley
Harrysmuir Primary School's Kim Fairley shares her school's accreditation journey from Core through to Gold and how a culture of celebrating reading sits at the heart of everything they do.
Interview: Maggie Still
Scottish Book Trust's School Communities Outreach Coordinator Maggie Still shares with us some of the great practice examples she has seen while visiting schools and offers some ideas, quick wins and tips for success!
Related resources
There are other resources that you may also find of interest to support this key area:
- (this will open in a new window)Webinar short: 3.2.1 Rewarding progress and recognising personal achievements
- Printable resources such as certificates for (this will open in a new window)reader of the week and (this will open in a new window)your own celebrations
- (this will open in a new window)Case study: Rewarding progress and recognising personal achievement at Allanton Primary School
- (this will open in a new window)Article: Rewarding progress and recognising personal achievement
- (this will open in a new window)Webinar short: 2.7.1 Partnerships within the local community, for celebrating reading achievements in Gold Reading Schools