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National Year of Reading
National Year of Reading 2008 aims to help build a greater national passion for reading in England – for children, families and adult learners alike.
Led by the National Literacy Trust, The Reading Agency and other literary and community partners, it wants to encourage people to read in businesses, homes, and communities around the country, providing new opportunities to read and helping people to access help and support through schools and libraries.
Here in Wirral, there will be initiatives around readingf from Wirral’s Libraries, the Children and Young People’s Department and the “Get into Reading” organisation. Other local agencies and community groups are also being encouraged to get involved.
Wirral schools are already celebrating the year with a wide variety of events: the library service are running an exciting programme of events – including this week’s BookFest – and the Get into Reading organisation have a range of events planned, culminating in a Shakespeare performance in Birkenhead Park in August.
News
14 Jul - Young poets published
03 Jul - On your marks for the summer reading challenge
24 April - No mystery to young readers
11 April - National Year of Reading Launch
02 April - New style audio book launched
03 Mar - Top authors head to Wirral
Monthly themes
April: Read all about it! Links to newspapers and magazines; library membership campaign.
May: Mind and Body. Reading and learning at work. The knock-on benefits of reading.
June: Reading escapes. Holiday and summer reads.
July: Rhythm and Rhyme. Poems, poetry and lyrics.
Aug: Read the Game. The influence of sport and how this can help promote reading.
Sept: You are what you read. Cultural, personal and local identity.
Oct: Word of Mouth. Storytelling, reading out loud, reading together, reading aloud, live literature.
Nov: Screen reads. Exploring the diversity of reading and writing; scripts, TV and films.
Dec: Write the future. Writing, texting, blogging etc.