The Research behind Reading for Pleasure: Why reading for pleasure and enjoyment matters!

Date:  Thursday 2nd May 2024

Time:  3.45 - 4.30 p.m.

Presenter:  Dr Geraldine Magennis-Clarke, Senior Lecturer in Education and Literacy - St Mary’s University College

Dr Geraldine Magennis-Clarke from St Mary's University College leads this session looking at the various components within Scarborough's Reading Rope model that need to be solid to support a reading for pleasure culture.

Scarborough’s Reading Rope model was published in 2001 in the Handbook of Early Literacy Research (Neuman/Dickinson). The model illustrates the two major strands that are woven together for a child to become a skilled reader: language comprehension and word recognition.

Dr Magennis-Clarke will discuss the need to cultivate children’s independence in reading through the use of read alouds, oral reading fluency practice and whole class novels.

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