Welcome to the Reading Champions Training Course.
We are so pleased that you could join us on this exciting journey of learning about reading. We hope you find it enjoyable and useful. Before you start, here are some tips and advice to ease your way.
The PDF version of the Reading Champions Manual (Download here).
Although this is an online course, we recommend that you have a notebook and a pen to write/draw or sketch your thoughts and ideas as well as to make summaries of important information.
If you have never learnt online before, don’t worry – it’s easy. Just follow the prompts that tell you where to go and what button to click on and you will be a pro in no time.
You can finish in one sitting but you don’t have to. You can go in and out of this training course and your place will be saved automatically.
You work in your own time so you can go through the training course at your own pace. Don’t go too slowly though: set up some achievable goals such as completing one lesson a day and stick to the plan.
There are a few quizzes in this training course. You can redo the quizzes if you struggled the first time and want to improve your score.
There are instructional videos throughout the training course to make your learning that much more enjoyable.
Training outcomes
By the end of this training, participants should be able to:
- Train Library Assistants and Reading Champions on their roles and responsibilities in the Reading Champion Programme.
- Use the Reading Champions Manual to prepare and do activities.
- Understand and practise the five Reading activities.
- Understand the importance of accessing, managing and using resources.
- Plan and prepare for their activities during and after school.
- Understand how to set up reading clubs.
- Understand how to engage the community to support reading initiatives.
The Lessons and Topics
Lesson 1: The Reading Champions Training Course: An overview
Topic 1: Your favourite reading memories
Topic 2: The purpose of the Reading Champions programme
Topic 3: The importance of reading for enjoyment
Topic 4: The roles and responsibilities of people in this programme
Topic 5: What to expect when you get to your school
Lesson 2: Preparing for Reading
Topic 1: Choosing suitable books
Topic 2: Reading routines and preparation
Topic 3: Preparing for Reading Aloud
Lesson 3: An overview of the five reading activities
Topic 1: Storytelling
Topic 2: Reading aloud
Topic 3: Shared reading
Topic 4: Paired reading
Topic 5: Independent reading
Lesson 4: The five reading activities step-by-step
Topic 1: Storytelling Step-by Step
Topic 2: Reading Aloud Step-by Step
Topic 3: Shared Reading Step-by Step
Topic 4: Paired Reading Step-by Step
Topic 5: Independent Reading Step-by Step
Lesson 5: Obtaining, Using and Managing reading resources
Topic 1 & 2: Setting up a reading corner in the classroom & Accessing hard copy books
Topic 3: Accessing digital books
Topic 4: How to choose the right books
Topic 5: How to level books
Topic 6: Matching books to learners
Topic 7: Displaying books
Topic 8: Caring for books
Topic 9: Creating print-rich environments
Topic 10: Managing book check out
Topic 11: Setting up a Reading Corner
Lesson 6: Extended reading support
Topic 1: Reading Clubs – set up and activities
Topic 2: Community Activation
It’s time to start your first lesson and take your first step to becoming a Reading Champion. Good luck and have fun!
Click on Lesson 1 below to continue.
