I’m speaking on a panel at Waterstones, Piccadilly this evening, for an event about children’s non-fiction and its role in Reading for Pleasure, and I’ll
The reading brain
Listing the benefits of reading
I was contacted recently by the librarian/reading champion in a prison, saying that he was planning to use my Readaxation Diary (see Resources) during Mental Health Awareness
A school creates a Readaxation Resort
A lovely email from the librarian at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh today. She’s taken up my Readaxation idea and has turned the library into a holiday-themed Readaxation Resort
Do not stop any child from reading non-fiction
Why on earth would you think I need to say this? Because, recently, a parent told me that non-fiction had been removed from (or banned –
Non-fiction, dyslexia and empathy
I blogged here for Dyslexia Scotland. Anyone who has heard about the research suggesting that only fiction boosts empathy needs to read this. Especially anyone
What is readaxation?
I coined the word readaxation a couple of years ago and a lot of people are asking to know more about it. What is it