Literacy Group Presentation Bookworms Dorothy Coe

2. •encourage boys to read for enjoymentencourage boys to read for enjoyment
•engage them in discussing what they hadengage them in discussing what they had
readread
• help them to choose books they would likehelp them to choose books they would like
to read for themselvesto read for themselves

3. choose books they would like to read for themselves bychoose books they would like to read for themselves by
•looking at a range of titleslooking at a range of titles
•finding other books by the same authorfinding other books by the same author
•giving them enough information to make agiving them enough information to make a
choicechoice
•being honest about our response to the booksbeing honest about our response to the books
chosenchosen

4. A good book for a boy is one he wants to read.
(Moloney, 2000)

5. •with humour and actionwith humour and action (Moloney 2000)(Moloney 2000)
•about male charactersabout male characters (Smith&Wilhelm 2002,(Smith&Wilhelm 2002,
Schwarz 2003)Schwarz 2003)
•at the right level for their stageat the right level for their stage (Harding, 2000)(Harding, 2000)
•with high but realistic expectationswith high but realistic expectations (Wray &(Wray &
Lewis 1998)Lewis 1998)
find books…find books…

6. Have high expectations of all your pupils
Create a positive learning environment
Make use of reading role models
Make effective use of targets and challenges
Don't underestimate the importance of talk
Use active teaching and learning strategies
Give them a reason to read
Use ICT and multimedia
Make links between different areas of learning
Involve parents as partners

11. Bookworms 2007

14. Bookworms
2008
Bookworms 2009

15. •good food
•good books
•exciting
•interesting
•fun
•food!

19. Bookworms 2010

20. Bookworms 2010

21. Bookworms 2010

22. “I never thought I would
be picking up a book
like this and enjoying it”
- Struan

23. “Bookworms is great
for actually talking
about books because
the class has too
many people to really
have a detailed
discussion” - Sean

24. “Coming to Bookworms
has inspired me to read
books at home. Before, I
wouldn’t have thought I
would enjoy reading
books like these” - Lewis

25. “The food is good
and so are the
books!” - John