{"id":2192,"date":"2022-06-14T12:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-14T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LiteracyStrategy\/?p=2192"},"modified":"2022-06-14T13:22:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-14T12:22:06","slug":"news-from-our-national-literacy-network-meeting-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fa\/LiteracyStrategy\/2022\/06\/14\/news-from-our-national-literacy-network-meeting-june-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"News from our National Literacy Network Meeting June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This blog post shares key information and opportunities from the last National Literacy Network meeting which took place on 8th June 2022.<\/p>\n

AGENDA:\u00a0Welcome
\n\u2022 Love to Read Project \u2013 Dr Sarah McGeown
\n\u2022 Break Out Room Discussion -Focus on progression Early through First Level
\n\u2022 ES and Partner Updates
\n\u2022 Future NLN \/ LECN Dates<\/p>\n

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Love to Read Project \u2013 Dr Sarah McGeown, University of Edinburgh –<\/strong> This is a programme created by researchers, teachers and children to inspire and sustain a love of reading. It draws upon theory, research, children\u2019s insights and teachers\u2019 professional and pedagogical knowledge, expertise and experience. More information about this programme can be found here<\/a> and it will be freely available from March 2023.<\/p>\n

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Sarah also shared reading for enjoyment links below:<\/p>\n

For teachers\/school leaders: McGeown, S., & Wilkinson, K. (2021). Inspiring and sustaining reading for pleasure in children and young people: A guide for teachers and school leaders. UKLA Minibook. Available here:<\/a><\/p>\n

For children: Connecting with Fictional Characters: The Power of Books. Available here.<\/a><\/p>\n

The final literacy development shared by Sarah was the Move to Read programme which is a collaborative research project between the University of Edinburgh and schools within Edinburgh City Council. It aims to co-create physically active early literacy activities (P1) which are embodied –\u00a0 more information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Further information about the value of participatory research involving researchers, teachers and pupils can be found in The University of Edinburgh blog here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Focus on progression Early through First Level<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Education Scotland colleagues shared national pupil attainment data from 2020-21, so that we could examine these as a group. The breakout discussions were used the questions below to explore our theories around why there was a dip at first level across literacy.<\/p>\n