Rogerson books into summer reading challenge
North Cornwall’s MP, Dan Rogerson, is backing the Big Wild Read, a campaign to get children along to libraries and keep them reading through the long summer holidays.
The local Liberal Democrat MP recently joined more than 100 colleagues in Westminster to support the drive, organised by the Reading Agency. It aims to encourage children to visit their local libraries during the summer holiday period so they do not lose any reading skills during the break from school teaching.
Mr Rogerson will be donating books this week, courtesy of The Reading Agency’s publishing partners, to Bodmin Library.
Where: Bodmin Library
When: 10.30am, Wednesday 1st August 2007
Commenting, he said:
“I fully support this campaign and am delighted to be donating books to support Bodmin Library’s excellent work. Our libraries and librarians help children get the reading habit early and they’re a great place to spend time enjoying books.
“While children are having a great time, they are also reinforcing all the educational achievements in reading. Holidays are a good time to enjoy reading, and I urge everyone to go along to their library to pick up a book this summer.”
Research from The Reading Agency** shows that children can take a step back in their reading during the summer holidays, and that by visiting libraries and reading regularly reading levels could improve before children return to school in September.
Every year, more and more children take part in the Summer Reading Challenge, undertaken in partnership with public libraries and supported by children’s publishers. This summer a staggering 700 000 children are expected to take part, and an estimated 16 million books will be borrowed.
