1. Guilty Pleasure? Reading Groups and Reader Development Sarah Mount Alan Pulverness
2. What does reading mean to you? What do you immediately think of when you hear the word ‘reading’? Write down three words or phrases. What are your associations, memories, feelings?
21. Christine Nuttall Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language (Heinemann 1996)
22. The surprising thing… … is where I’d found him – not up a tree or sulking in the shade, or splashing around in one of the hill streams, but in a book. No one had told us kids to look there for a friend. Lloyd Jones Mr Pip (2006)
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24. I like hearing people talk about their reading experiences and sharing mine – it gives me much to savour after the event. I just love meeting other people who share my passion for reading and hearing them enthuse about the books they like. This often throws up new authors and titles for me to try – and that way I get to broaden my reading spectrum. Very stimulating and enjoyable. The depth and variety are stimulating, provocative and informative. An absolute treat. I love talking about a book in a group and listening to the wide-ranging opinions of other readers – I get some real insights this way. As always I meet great people – reading remains a must.
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26. “ I like Book Club because… When my grandfather died we found wardrobes full of books. His floor-to-ceiling shelves were stuffed with books three deep. His enthusiasm was infectious and we all inherited it. Reading for pleasure feels like a luxury, albeit a daily one, and it's something I would struggle to do without. Book Club has brought a new and welcome dimension to reading. Reading a book at the same time as other people, with the knowledge that you will be discussing it as a group, alters the experience. The discussions we have can fill my own gaps in knowledge, perhaps about the historical or cultural setting of a book, and I benefit from hearing others' impressions of characters.
27. “ I like Book Club because… In addition, I have extended the range of books I read, sampling horror/science fiction for the first time and enjoying it (helped along by an outdoor midnight reading at one memorable book club meeting). I'm starting to realise that what I like is based less on genre and more on style of writing. Above all, book club is something that none of us have to do, it feels like a great big treat.
28. The rights of the reader 1 The right not to read. 2 The right to skip .
29. The rights of the reader 3 The right not to finish a book 4 The right to read it again.
30. The rights of the reader 5 The right to read anything 6 The right to mistake a book for real life
31. The rights of the reader 7 The right to read anywhere 8 The right to dip in
32. The rights of the reader 9 The right to read out loud 10 The right to be quiet. www.walkerbooks.co.uk
33. The Reader's Bill of Rights Daniel Pennac The Rights of the Reader ( Reads Like a Novel ) 1. The right to not read 2. The right to skip pages 3. The right to not finish 4. The right to reread 5. The right to read anything 6. The right to escapism 7. The right to read anywhere 8. The right to browse 9. The right to read out loud 10. The right to not defend your tastes
