Teachers as readers: Building communities of readers

A research and development project framed to enable teachers to understand the significance of reading for pleasure in the progression and development of young readers. It sought to help teachers recognise their role as professionals in planning for and nurturing children's independent reading for pleasure by widening their own knowledge of children's literature, developing their confidence and skilful use of such literature in the classroom and understanding the value of becoming a Reading Teacher: a teacher who reads and a reader who teaches. Funded by the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation and UKLA See also: Collins, C. and Safford, K. (2008) ‘The right book to the right child at the right time’: primary teacher knowledge of children's literature in Changing English Vol 15 No 4 pp 415-422 ISSN 1358-684X, Online ISSN: 1469-3585 Safford, K. (2008) Reading in the middle years: the rights of the reader in Books for Keeps No 170 May 2008 pp 6-8 Safford K., O’Sullivan. O. and Barrs. M.(2004) Boys on the Margin: promoting boys’ literacy learning at Key Stage 2 London: CLPE ISBN 1872267-40-