Summer Reading Challenge
The Summer Reading Challenge 2010
The quest continues..........for the Summer Reading Challenge 2010, children will be invited to take a giant leap to the final frontier - space!
Fuelled by the success of TV shows such as Battlestar Gallactica, and the huge wave of interest in the 40th anniversary lunar landing in 2009, next year's Summer Reading Challenge will be Space Hop, an initiative to highlight books and reading for children via a cosmic travel theme.
As young readers discover the joy of reading books in a fun, achievable challenge, they will also be invited to develop a keen interest in the science of space travel. Space Hop will present intergalactic travel in an accessible comic book-styling, created by Skulduggery Pleasant illustrator, Tom Percival.
Prepare for blast off!
Order forms will be sent out at the end of February.
Summer Reading Challenge 2009 Impact Research Report
In an Impact Research study on this year's challenge, Rebecca Kennedy and Eve Bearne of the United Kingdom Literacy Association (UKLA) identified a range of aspects of good practice in five different local authorities: Brighton & Hove, Coventry, Manchester, Staffordshire and Wiltshire. They found that the Challenge contributed to stemming the 'summer holiday dip' in children's reading achievement. Please click here for a full copy of the report.
The Summer Reading Challenge Conference
Friday 13 November 2009
The Summer Reading Challenge Conference
The Conference - Celebrating 10 Years and Looking Ahead - took place at the British Library Conference Centre on 13th November 2009. Click here for a summary of the day's presentations and workshops, and click here for the full press release.