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Reading Heroes: Looking back at 2020
In the latest update from the Reading Heroes project, Hope McGarry from the Children and Young People team takes a…
January’s Stories and Poems – literature to lift the spirits
A new year and a new month also brings a new selection of Stories and Poems to enjoy. We know…
Live Stream: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
In today's Shared Reading live stream we are reading from Book 12, Chapter 10 of War and Peace by Leo…
New national lockdown: an update from Calderstones
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do…
Live Stream: What the Thrush Said by John Keats
In today's Shared Reading live stream we are reading What the Thrush Said by John Keats with The Reader's Learning…
My Inner Anthology: Persuasion by Jane Austen
In this feature we're thinking about which bits of literature – whether that be in the form of poems, novels,…
Featured Poem: The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy
The Darkling Thrush by Thomas Hardy is chosen and read for us today by The Reader's Head of Learning and…
Lines by Heart: Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare
Today's Lines by Heart reading is brought to us by Learning and Quality Leader at The Reader, Katie Clark. Katie…
Places To Go: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Learning and Quality Coordinator at The Reader, Lisa Spurgin reads from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. The theme for our daily readings…
My Inner Anthology: The Oxen by Thomas Hardy
Katie Clark, Learning and Quality Leader at The Reader, shares her experience of reading the poem The Oxen by Thomas…
Live Stream: Papa Panov’s Special Christmas by Leo Tolstoy
In today's Shared Reading live stream we are reading Papa Panov's Special Christmas by Leo Tolstoy with The Reader's Manchester…
Featured Poem: The Winter Evening by William Cowper
This week's Featured Poem, The Winter Evening by William Cowper, is brought to us by The Reader's Head of Publications,…
