100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure by Scott Evans ~ Blog Tour

Reading is an essential part of every school day and it is the responsibility of teachers to move that reading from something children learn to something they want to do. Creating a community of readers from the youngest EYFS child right up to the headteacher shows children that reading is valued and something we all do. This book is the ulitmate guide to creating such a community.

Scott Evans’ passion for books and expertise as a librarian, teacher and reading consultant place him in the perfect position to write this goldmine of practical strategies, clearly explained rational and tips for developing reading provision. As he says in his introduction, “Reading for pleasure isn’t rocket science but neither is it a once-a -week lesson, an off-the-shelf remedy or an overnight success…” This is a book for early career teachers, middle leaders, senior leaders, school librarians, teaching assistants – anyone who wants to play a part in building a community of readers.

The 100 ideas are clearly organised into sections making them really accessible.

Raising reading children
Creating a reading classroom
Being a reader teacher
Leaders are readers
Setting up a reading school
Understanding text types
Cultivating a reading community
Love your libraries
Engaging with your reading environment
Participating with parents and families
Working with writers and illustrators

Teachers and leaders can easily choose where they want to start, perhaps finding affirmation in what they are already doing, and then dive into something new that will make their reading provision even better. There really is something for everyone and every school.

Scott Evans, aka The Reader Teacher, is the author of 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Reading for Pleasure, and a primary school teacher, reading for pleasure adviser and children’s books consultant and content creator. He reads, reviews and recommends a range of children’s literature on his popular website TheReaderTeacher.com and YouTube channel, The Reader Teacher, and hosts #PrimarySchoolBookClub – a monthly Twitter-based children’s book club, chat & vote over @PrimarySchoolBC.

Scott has previously appeared on and written for the BBC discussing ideas on how to encourage a love of reading and raising children as readers. He has worked with Waterstones, Booktrust, Hay Festival, Teach Primary and Literature Wales, as well as with many leading and independent children’s books publishers to produce resources to use in the classroom. He has also been a judge for the Blue Peter Book Awards; the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards (Lollies); the Branford Boase Award; the Read for Empathy Collection; the Alligator’s Mouth Award and the Wales Book of the Year Award. Before becoming a teacher, he also worked as a librarian so is passionate about the importance of school and local libraries. Follow him @MrEPrimary on Twitter.