01 February 2022
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Reading Befriender Training 4 PDF (Welsh)
Reading Befriender PDF of training video 4 in Welsh: What happens next
01 February 2022
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Reading Befriender Training 5 PDF (Welsh)
Reading Befriender PDF of training video 1 in Welsh: Distance Befriending Good Practice
31 January 2022
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Reading Friends Tips for New and Prospective Parents (Welsh)
This resource contains tips for running Reading Friends with new and prospective parents in Welsh, important things to consider, and the types of reading materials you could include. Use this resource when planning and delivering a Reading Friends session with...
31 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Media Creation Activities
This resource contains information on copyright, what equipment might be needed, ideas to support young people to create multimedia content, as well as guidance on safeguarding and consent.
31 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Extra Books Video
This short video contains information and ideas on how to use the free books provided as part of your Reading Sparks delivery.
31 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Processing and Handling Flow Chart
This resource contains a box handling flowchart with step-by-step guidance on how to assemble, loan and replenish your Reading Sparks boxes.
31 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Introduction to Crest Awards Video
This video includes information about CREST Awards and how these can be used as part of Reading Sparks.
31 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Author Illustrator Visits
This resource includes details of authors and illustrators that are available to book for events.
27 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Moon Box
This resource contains printable activity sheets, a checklist and a how-to video to support box assembly/restocking before each loan.
26 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Simple Machines Box
This resource contains printable activity sheets, a checklist and a how-to video to support box assembly/restocking before each loan.
26 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Invisible Nature Box
This resource contains printable activity sheets, a checklist and a how-to video to support box assembly/restocking before each loan.
26 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Animals Box
This resource contains printable activity sheets, a checklist and a how-to video to support box assembly/restocking before each loan.
26 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Posters and Flyers
This folder contains of range of editable posters in both portrait and landscape, and a flyer. Please edit these using Microsoft Word to add in your information.
26 January 2022
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Reading Sparks Social Media Cards
This resource contains social media cards for Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to help you promote your Reading Sparks project.
21 January 2022
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Reading Friends project starter checklist
A handy checklist of things you’ll need to consider when setting up a new Reading Friends project.
21 January 2022
Rabbit and Bear - discussion notes and teaching resources
Rabbit and Bear: A Bad King is a Sad Thing by Julian Gough and Jim Field The next book in the bestselling series for newly independent readers with these laugh-out-loud tales of friendship, adventure and a little bit of poo! Icebear has...
20 January 2022
Grandpa Frank's Great Big Bucket List by Jenny Pearson and David O'Connell - Digital pack
Half a million pounds, one new grandpa and a priceless adventure! From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, JENNY PEARSON, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness. When Frank John Davenport inherits piles of money from a...
18 January 2022
Circus Maximus by Annelise Gray digital pack
This digital pack contains assets and suggested copy for promoting the first two books in the Circus Maximus series on social media plus a video of the author introducing book one: Race to the Death and an extensive reading guide.
17 January 2022
Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers about Racism - digital resources
Racism is such a hard topic to talk about, but impossible to ignore. Discover the answers to some difficult questions – and become part of the solution – with Usborne’s brilliant Lift-the-Flap Questions and Answers about Racism. From ‘What does racism...
13 January 2022
Reading Sparks Offer to Libraries
This resource includes information about the Reading Sparks offer for public libraries and what the Reading Sparks subscription includes.
13 January 2022
The Reading Agency's February Booklist - LGBT+ History Month
Discover The Reading Agency’s February booklist celebrating the voices and stories of the LGBT+ community. There is compelling non-fiction, captivating romance and heart-stopping sci-fi among this selection of classic and brand-new titles. Tell us what you think of the books on...
13 January 2022
The Reading Agency's February Booklist for Children and Young People - LGBT+ History Month
Discover The Reading Agency’s February booklist for children and young people celebrating the voices and stories of the LGBT+ community. With titles for a broad range of ages focusing on families, romance, grief, identity and self-love, transporting readers from an...
12 January 2022
Beasts of a Little Land Reading Guide
Sweeping through decades of Korean history, Juhea Kim’s debut novel charts the intersecting fates of Jade and JungHo, two characters whose lives are brought together against a background of occupation and war. From the perfumed chambers of Miss Sil- ver’s...
12 January 2022
Winter of Wellbeing Promotional Resources Pack
The Reading Agency are pleased to be supporting the Welsh Government-funded Winter of Wellbeing! This is a cross-Wales bid to help children and young people (0 – 25-year-olds) recover from the pandemic and head into spring feeling better, more connected...
12 January 2022
Reading Sparks Terms and Conditions
These are the Terms and Conditions for Reading Sparks from February 2022 – February 2023. Please download, complete and send to readingsparks@readingagency.org.uk
10 January 2022
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Summer Reading Challenge 2022 - Partnership Agreement
Any individual or organisation wishing to use the Summer Reading Challenge 2022 branding or link their event/activity to the Summer Reading Challenge must sign up to this Agreement. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the...
10 January 2022
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Summer Reading Challenge 2022 - Library MoU
We ask all participating authorities to sign up to a Memorandum of Understanding which sets out the respective roles of The Reading Agency and the local authorities for the Summer Reading Challenge. Please note: this is a locked resource for library...
10 January 2022
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Summer Reading Challenge 2022 - Promotional Materials Brochure
This brochure details the promotional materials available for the Summer Reading Challenge 2022. Please note: this is a locked resource for library authorities participating in the Summer Reading Challenge 2022. Libraries should contact their local Summer Reading Challenge coordinator(s) for access.
10 January 2022
Cyrano reading group activity guide
Cyrano de Bergerac (Peter Dinklage) is a man ahead of his time, dazzling one and all with ferocious wordplay and brilliant swordplay. Except, that is, in matters of the heart, where his “unique physique” inhibits him. He has yet to declare his...
04 January 2022
Adult January Booklist: Hope
After an exceptionally challenging two years, The Reading Agency had compiled a booklist for adults centred around the theme of ‘hope’. From manifestos on feminism, the environment and LGBTQ+ rights, to memoirs of overcoming monumental hardships, to bitesize short stories...
