Our February book of the month is Ten Steps to Us, a brilliant teen romance
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Sparx Reader Webinar - Supporting reluctant and struggling readers on Sparx Reader Event starts: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 03:30 PM Europe/London

How do you support reluctant readers? 😖

Wey Valley Academy and Clacton Coastal Academy have developed fantastic strategies to engage their most reluctant readers.

They’re joining us for a webinar *next week* – come along to pick up actionable ideas to implement in your own school.

Sparx Reader Webinar - Spotlight on how Dartmouth Academy secures high completion & engagement Event starts: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 03:30 PM Europe/London

https://sparx.clickmeeting.com/sparx-reader-webinar-spotlight-dartmouth-academy/register

If you’d like to hear how Dartmouth Academy regularly gets over 95% completion on Sparx Reader, join us at 3:30pm next Tuesday 21st in conversation with their HoD, Mr Stirrup.

He’ll share loads of practical tips and answer your questions!

Full excerpt here:

https://teachlikeachampion.org/blog/we-wire-how-we-fire-an-excerpt-on-attention-from-our-forthcoming-book-on-reading

4/ Know that, once attentional habits change for the better, students are more likely to read more deeply, comprehend more fully, and persevere as readers.

3/ Be realistic – and innovative – about competing with the ‘bright and shiny pull’ of an always-there device.

2/ Strive to make up for the shortfall in reading outside of the classroom (and its associated benefits).

1/ Make a huge effort to rebuild attention and stop ‘shallow reading’ habits from perpetuating.

Did you see the teaser excerpt from @douglemov.bsky.social , Erica Woolway & Colleen Driggs' impending release on the Science of Reading?

It acknowledges the scale of the problem at hand & asks some hard questions.

Our key takeaways are that we need to: 🧵

Sparx Reader - How can we improve the school reading culture by increasing motivation and engagement, building habits, and removing barriers to reading? Discover how Carshalton Boys Sports College enhances its reading culture by increasing student motivation and engagement, building strong reading habits, and removing barriers to reading. Learn about…

“I’ve never seen my son reading books like this before: he gets back from school and he reads all afternoon.”

Carshalton Boys are tackling negative attitudes to reading: see how in our latest case study with @engteachnetwork.bsky.social 👇

sparxreader.com/community/carshalton-boys-sports-college