This joint conference between the Guardian and the British Library will look at being creative with books, engaging teenagers with reading for pleasure, and approaches to reading choices including the role of illustration and the graphic novel.
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The event will be chaired by the Guardian's children's books editor Julia Eccleshare. Marcus Sedgwick, author of Dark Satanic Mills, She is not Invisible and Floodland will discuss writing and illustrating books for teenagers. Guardian columnist, author and writer Lucy Mangan will talk about children's books and engaging with reading.
Dr Mel Gibson, senior lecturer at Nothumbria University, will discuss the importance of comics, graphic novels and manga to engage young people with reading. Mark Warner, Assistant Headteacher, will discuss how reading for pleasure initiatives have transformed teaching and learning at Patcham High School. There will be good practice workshops on reading for pleasure in schools led by Lynne Taylor from The Reading Agency and Amy McKay from the Corby Business Academy, the British Library learning team and Mark Warner. The afternoon will include the opportunity to visit Comics Unmasked: Art and Anarchy in the UK and to participate in exhibition-based activities.
The conference will explore:
- Strategies to encourage wider reading.
- The writing process and what makes a good book for young adults.
- Being creative with books.
- The importance of illustration and graphic novels in reading for pleasure.
- Raising achievement.
- Ideas, tips and resources that can be used in the classroom.
The seminar costs £70 plus VAT (£84) which includes lunch and resources, and optional entry at 4pm to the British Library's exhibition, Comics Unmasked, usually £9.50.
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Feedback from our recent Reading for pleasure conference for primary teachers and librarians on 20 March, 2014
Another excellent day – thank you.
An inspirational day and lots of chances to cross-pollinate with other educators.
I feel really inspired and have lots of ideas to talk to the headteacher about.
A great day – thank you! I got lots of new ideas and was inspired.
Super – lots of action points to take back to school – very inspirational.
An excellent day! I have lots of practical ideas to encourage reading for pleasure and ideas for quality texts to use.
Very enjoyable – excellent speakers.
I have collected a range of ideas and resources to support the primacy of pleasure as the motivating driver for becoming and staying a reader.
Great day – lots of ideas.
I have left with lots of ideas and thoughts of changing the way things happen in my school.
A really enjoyable day, great speakers and I am very interested in attending others in the future.
Very enjoyable – small enough to be flexible and interactive.
Fantastic to talk to people and find out what they are doing and think about collaboration.
Very useful in making books more prominent in the school day and help the children experience the stories by making them come alive.
Enthusiastic and informative - I have some new ideas for books to enthuse children.
Great to network with other people in education enriched with examples of books for the classroom.
A wonderful inspiring day, I am excited about putting the ideas into practice.
Great facilities, variety of speakers, workshops and activities.
A fantastic day - well run, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Thank you all for such a stimulating day! I came away 10ft taller than when I came in, it was just super hearing form such inspiring people. I sincerely hope we'll be able to come along to the next one.
Varied, fun, creative – will recommend highly.
