Am at @harpercollins.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social Insight into Children's Books. 'Reading for pleasure is collapsing. Kids think of reading as a chore Fewer kids are being read to at home Only 40% of parents enjoy reading to their kid' - ThreadSky

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abielongstaff.bsky.social • 57 days ago

Am at @harpercollins.bsky.social @farshorebooks.bsky.social Insight into Children's Books.
'Reading for pleasure is collapsing.
Kids think of reading as a chore
Fewer kids are being read to at home
Only 40% of parents enjoy reading to their kid'

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susiemesure.bsky.social•57 days ago

oh, will you talk to me about this please? Message me and I can get in touch...

abielongstaff.bsky.social•57 days ago

'But the Social Reading Spaces trial (with the Schools Library Assoc) of Year 8 kids (where only 17% read for pleasure) had positive results..'

abielongstaff.bsky.social•57 days ago

'We made a book club where nobody HAD to read
Set out to make reading cool, & pressure free
Small grps were released from lessons to attend
They unboxed books, looked at covers, voted on which they MIGHT read, chose books for other people
Gave snacks (😂)... '

abielongstaff.bsky.social•57 days ago

'Reading age increased on average by over a year'

abielongstaff.bsky.social•57 days ago

'But it was hard on librarians
Timetabling wasn't easy
Workload
Kids missing lessons
Not enough library staff'
HC & SLA will create a librarians toolkit.

abielongstaff.bsky.social•57 days ago

'60% became more interested in reading
They liked not being judged
They bonded over books (& snacks 😂)
Book club was a safe place where you could 'be yourself'
82% wanted book club to continue'

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