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Discover how you can support students to be motivated to read for pleasure, after phonics.

Readerful podcasts

Discover how you can support students to be motivated to read for pleasure, after phonics.

Hear from three of our Readerful Experts (Lindsay Pickton, Sarah McGeown and James Clements) in conversation about how to support your students in their reading journeys. This conversation covers both reading for pleasure and motivation, and offers tips and tricks to support your students.



Reading for Pleasure

  • Get ready to learn all about reading for pleasure and motivation in this insightful conversation between three of our Readerful experts: James Clements, Lindsay Pickton and Sarah McGeown!

    This podcast talks about how you can grow a reading culture in your classroom, how to encourage students to read for pleasure, and practical tips to support motivating students to read more.


    Listen on Oxford Education Podcast, Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

     

Readerful Episodes

Readerful Episode 4

Episode 4: Inclusion in primary reading books

Watch Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold discuss the value of inclusion in primary reading books and how it can influence young readers to develop a positive relationship with books and reading.

Readerful Episode 5

Episode 5: Motivating children to read

In this episode of Readerful by Dr Sarah McGeown, find how creating contexts can motivate and engage children to read including six principles to inspire reading as a leisure activity in all students.

Readerful Episode 6

Episode 6: The importance of picture books in primary schools

Discover why picture books are so valuable for building a reading culture among young children in this Readerful episode by James Clements with advice on how to enrich reading experience with Readerful.

Readerful Episode 1

Episode 1: Just keep reading

In this first Readerful Episode, reading for pleasure advocate James Clements shares his handy tips on how to keep children reading

Readerful Episode 2

Episode 2: Building confidence in struggling readers

Lindsay Pickton, shares invaluable guidance on building confidence and encouraging a desire to read in struggling readers.

Readerful Episode 3

Episode 3: Opening the Curriculum through reading

Hear from Bennie Kara (Teacher, Writer, Speaker and Curriculum Consultant on Leadership, Diversity and Literacy) about how Knowledge has the power to open a curriculum