Who needs a reading corner anyway?
My first blog post was about how we tried to spread a love of reading across the school. I thought I'd write a new blog about the things we have continued to do to, and the new things I have tried or am trying. Firstly, there may be some ideas which others may not have heard in 50 other different blogs, and secondly, it will remind me of all of the things I can remind staff at my school of when I do a staff meeting on it. Reading buddies We're now in our third year of having reading buddies in school and they continue to get even better. The bonds between the buddies are stronger and the impact on the child of having an adult in the school who is your reading advocate, your reader, your audience, your support and just your person appears to be huge. My reading buddy has now started turning up at my lunchtime maths group, bringing friends and joining in. Sometimes they just turn up to see what I'm doing. Sometimes it's just to play on the interactive board... One...