News for parents Discover a world of WORDS Reading
groups for children and adults, author visits to schools and libraries
and an international literature festival - hfm looks at how literacy is
being given a high profile in the borough and provides tips for
children's Christmas reading How you can support your children's reading 
Find out about reading events for children at your local library or
Sure Start programme. Regular craft and storytelling sessions take
place at libraries and Sure Starts aimed at young children and their
parents or carers. Call Amanda Stirrup on 020 8753 3811
Our libraries also run reading groups for children aged up to 11. These will be restarting at Fulham Library from January. How the council and our schools improve children's reading and writing A mobile library visits schools and other sites in the borough. For details phone 020 7610 4251 Reading recovery - intensive programme for individual children aged 5 and 6 with low literacy Literacy and numeracy support team - help schools to raise children's reading, writing and maths abilities Primary schools - provide a daily focus on literacy as part of the national primary strategy |
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Poet Nii Parkes launches the recent Dare To Read literacy and literature festival at Phoenix High School. |
3 - 4 years old - Handa's Hen by Eileen Browne and One Snowy Night by Nick Butterworth
5 - 7 years - Two Frogs by Chris Wormell; Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Books? by Lauren Childs
7 - 11 - Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo; Hello H20 by John Agood |
11 - 14 - The Falcon's Malteser by Anthony Horowitz; Noughts & Crosses, An Eye for an Eye and Knife Edge (trilogy) by Malorie Blackman
14 - 16 - Stone Cold by Robert Swindells; Beowulf by Seamus Heaney.
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Advisory teachers - our specialists work with secondary school teachers
to improve literacy in English classes and other subjects; part of a
national drive to raise achievement for pupils aged 11 to 14
Volunteer readers - our advisory teachers also provide support and
training for local people, including parents, who go into schools to
help children with their reading
English as an additional language - schools have their own staff who
work with pupils who do not have English as their first language;
advisory teachers also support schools
Author visits and special events in schools, including celebrations of
National Children's Book Week, National Poetry Day and Black History
Month
To find out what help is available for your child contact their school or the education department on 020 8753 3621. |
How you can improve your literacy and broaden your reading
Enrol on a literacy course or English as an additional language course
run by our adult education service. There are also opportunities for
families to learn together. Phone 020 8600 9191, email
courseinfo@lbhf.gov.uk or visit www.courseinfo.co.uk
Join one of the reading groups which meet monthly at Barons Court, Sands End and Hammersmith libraries. Call 020 8753 3811
Find out about creative writing groups supported by the council's arts
team; attend Wordwide readings and literary events in libraries and
community centres; look out for the borough's international literature
festival, Westwords Live, in March and the Hammersmith & Fulham
Festival 2005 in April.
Call Steve Porter on 020 7736 0864 or email artsteam@lbhf.gov.uk . |
