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CLPE’s highly successful Power of
Reading Project
will run for a sixth year from September 2010– July 2011
To download Power of Reading leaflet
click
here
For separate application form please click
here
To find
out about Power of Reading conference in
May 2010 click
here
Click
here to download Power of Reading
research summary
Power
of Reading gallery
Click
here to view an
online exhibition of
children's art from
The Power of Reading
project
Information
The Power of Reading project CLPE’s
highly successful Power of Reading
project enhances teachers’ and
children’s pleasure in
reading, and raises children’s
achievement through teachers’ knowledge
of literature and its creative use in
the classroom.
The project has now been running for
five years and has involved 10 projects
based at CLPE in London with 31
additional projects in 16 different
Local Authorities nationally. To date
there have been nearly 1000 schools,
1,500 teachers and over 35,000 children
participating in the project from
Cumbria to
Southampton and from Bristol to
Hastings.
Project aims
The project aims to enhance teachers’
and children’s pleasure in reading and
raise children’s achievement through
developing teachers’ knowledge of
literature and its use in the primary
classroom.
Raised
achievement
Analysis of data from four participating
local
authorities (2008-09) showed that 70% of
children progressed by 2 or more
National Curriculum sublevels and nearly
and 33% by 3 or more. Data specifically
indicates that as a result of the
project the rate of progress for boys is
narrowing the attainment gap between
boys and girls.
Positive attitudes to reading
Findings from the research, funded by
the Arts Council, shows that children
are:
• choosing to read more often and at
greater length
• keen to read challenging books
• more confident and knowledgeable in
talking
about books
• willing to seek out deeper meanings in
texts
• showing greater enjoyment and
achievement
in writing.
Changes in attitude have been
particularly significant
for boys who have been reluctant readers
and writers.
Projects for
2010-2011 will begin in September/October 2010
Email
heather@clpe.co.uk for more information
For separate application form please click
here
Local Authorities: please email
olivia.laptop@clpe.co.uk
or suem@clpe.co.uk
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