Ten Minutes Can Change Everything

What can you do in Ten Minutes?

The time to write down learning objectives…

Half time during the football

Waiting for your dinner

Waiting for school internet to work

Save the Children: Read On, Get On (2014)

‘One in five children from families living in poverty leave primary school unable to read well.’

‘Being a good reader is crucial for every child. Children first learn to read; then they read to learn’

The Matthew Effect

Ten minutes reading every day can SIGINIFICANTLY change the life chances of children

Ten Minutes in My ClassStart every class with ten minutes of reading

EVERY CLASS FROM S1 to S4

Forty minutes a week that I can guarantee them

Responses to Reading?Silent Reading on its own won’t make a reader

Listen to them reading for a short period, check for fluency

Get them to write in dialogue journals

Never ask them to write a book review ever again. NEVER. Book tweets will do.

What makes a reader?

Time

Choice

Love