Reading clubs
Reading clubs
As a Reading Champion you are encouraged to set up Reading Clubs that happen outside of school time.
Activity
- Watch this instructional video to find out more about Reading Clubs.
- Create a mindmap of what you have learnt in your notebook.
Instructional Video: What is a Reading Club?
Your reading club set-up check list.
- Ask yourself these questions in preparation for setting up your reading club.
- Why is it a good idea to have a reading club?
- What support do you need to start a reading club and why?
- How often should your reading club meet and why?
- Who will you recruit as volunteers and why?
- How are you going to make sure that children, and their parents, know about the club?
- How many members will the club have and why?
- Where will you hold reading club sessions and why?
- What is the best day and time for these sessions and why?
- What will your club be called and why?
Instructional Video: Reading club activities
Watch this video to learn how to plan activities for 1-hour and 2-hour reading club sessions.
Your check list for planning reading club activities.
Ask yourself these questions when planning activities for your reading club.
- How many children attend the club and what are they ages?
- How much space you have at the venue
- How many volunteers are available to assist you.
- The resources that you have available for the reading club.
- The length of time you have for each session
- The activities that will suit your learners best.
Turn to page 27 and 28 of your Reading Champions Manual to read more about Reading Clubs.