Fostering a love of reading for pleasure

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We all need reminders in life. 

And the school day is so frantically busy that we sometimes forget it’s the small things that make the biggest difference.

We hope our PickataIe Acrostic will provide a handy reminder for primary school teachers fostering a love of reading.

Pick a tale or story you like and share it with your pupils

Initiate conversations about their favourite stories and characters

Celebrate a diverse range of reading choices 

Know when to let pupils choose for themselves

Advise them when they get stuck 

Tell parents about their progress

Ask pupils and parents about their reading 

Leave pupils to it. Yes, just let them get on with it – shush, they’re reading!

Escape into a good tale, yourself – role-model reading for pleasure

With over 1,500 diverse books that support curriculum topics; featuring big brands such as Disney, Marvel, Sherlock Holmes, Jane Austen and Marcus Rashford as well as fiction, non-fiction, phonics and decodable readers, there is something for every child to enjoy.

Find out more about how Pickatale is fostering a love of reading for pleasure.