(AGENPARL) – lun 04 marzo 2024 Not long to go until World Book Day
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Teacher Bulletin
Thursday 7 March is World Book Day, an annual reading for pleasure campaign and celebration of authors, illustrators and books. This Teacher Bulletin brings together a selection of resources to support you with your World Book Day celebrations.
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*World Book Day teaching resources *
World Book Day is a charity whose mission is to promote reading for pleasure. Their website is full of ideas and resources to help you celebrate World Book Day and engage children with the 6 elements of reading for pleasure.
*Look at the resources * [ https://www.worldbookday.com/our-activity-bank/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*World Book Day celebration ideas *
Drawing on the *six elements* [ https://www.worldbookday.com/about-us/our-approach/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] that support children to read for pleasure, World Book Day has developed a collection of fun ideas that champion both providing pupils with choice, and giving them a voice, as they progress in their reading journey.
*Take a look at World Book Day celebration ideas* [ https://www.worldbookday.com/celebrate-world-book-day/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Celebrate favourite characters and books*
This resource provides step-by-step ideas for accessible, classroom-based fun that provides an alternative to dressing up, to help ensure that every child can participate in World Book Day and celebrate the stories they love.
*Top tips for planning a dressing up day and alternatives* [ https://www.worldbookday.com/celebrate-world-book-day/dressing-up/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*E**nter the World Book Day competition*
World Book Day is giving three lucky schools a full set of 50 copies of each of the World Book Day 2024 £1 books, which is 600 books in total!
*Enter the competition* [ https://www.worldbookday.com/competition/three-schools-can-win-a-full-set-50-copies-of-each-of-the-world-book-day-2024-1-e1-50-books/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Book choice bistro*
The National Literary Trust [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] also has a range of resources and activity ideas for you to use in the classroom.
A book choice bistro is a fun book tasting event to support pupils to ‘taste’, explore and discover new books, all while practising book choice strategies to better equip them in choosing books they’ll enjoy and be able to access independently. This collection includes:
* How to run a book choice bistro teacher guide
* Book choice presentation to help teach book choice
* Book menu template to add your own selection of books to taste at your bistro
* Book chat conversation starter poster to get children talking about reading
*Download the book choice bistro resource collection* [ https://nlt.cdn.ngo/media/documents/Book_choice_bistro_resource_collection.zip?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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*DfE support available to enhance your literary teaching*
*Engage with your local English Hub *
English Hubs offer schools in England funding for phonic resources and books as well as free support with teaching early reading. To book an audit, or find out what support you can access, contact your local English Hub.
*Contact your local English Hub * [ https://englishhubs.net/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*The Reading Framework*
The Reading Framework provides practical support and guidance on teaching the foundations of reading, to help schools improve reading for all pupils from Reception through to key stage 3. It includes guidance on how to create a school reading culture as well as advice on how to make reading accessible and attractive to children.
*Access the reading framework* [ https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-reading-framework-teaching-the-foundations-of-literacy?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy*
The National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy (NPQLL) trains teachers and leaders to become literacy experts, supporting them to develop expertise in the teaching of reading and writing and to share their expertise effectively to improve literacy outcomes for every child. 
*Find out more and apply* [ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/leading-literacy-national-professional-qualification?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
*Advice on the Teaching Blog*
On the Teaching Blog, colleagues at Whiston Worrygoose Primary School in Rotherham talk about their approach to encouraging reading, and the benefits it’s brought their pupils.
*Read the blog* [ https://teaching.blog.gov.uk/2024/03/04/how-were-encouraging-children-at-our-school-to-read-for-pleasure/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ]
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*Work with parents to support reading for pleasure at home*
World Book Day [ https://www.worldbookday.com/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ], National Literary Trust [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ], The Centre for Literacy in Primary Education [ https://clpe.org.uk/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ], and The Open University [ https://ourfp.org/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] ran a webinar for teachers on how to engage parents with reading for pleasure behaviours.
*Watch a recording of the webinar* [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=2s&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery&v=z6GTRj6eQmU ]
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*More resources celebrating storytelling and reading for pleasure*
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* *National Storytelling week* [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/national-storytelling-week/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] – resources packed with practical ideas for learning opportunities that aim to foster a love of storytelling whist developing pupils’ speaking and listening skills through chances to explore and listen to stories, as well as tell their own.
* *Ideas to encourage reading for pleasure* [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/brilliant-ideas-reading-for-pleasure/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] – all year-round focusing on key skills and ideas that will help your school create a reading culture
* *How to choose books you’ll love* [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/resources/how-to-choose-books/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] – a fun animation to share with children to guide them through the process of choosing a book and inspire them to explore the bookshelves.
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*Working with authors and storytellers*
Consult the National Literacy Trust’s *directory of authors and storytellers* [ https://literacytrust.org.uk/storytellers-and-authors/find-uk-storytellers-authors/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery ] to help plan a school visit (virtual or in-person) in the coming year.
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