Readathon Diary
Scotland’s Tell a Story Day 30th October 2009
Dyslexia Awareness Week 1st-7th November 2009-10-12
10th Annual National Storytelling week 30th Jan - 6th Feb 2010
World Book Day 4th March 2010
World Poetry Day 21 March 2010
International Children’s Book Day 2nd April 2010
Shakespeare’s Birthday 23rd April 2010
National Share a Story Month May 2010
Roald Dahl Day 13th September 2010
Talk Like a Pirate Day! 19 September 2010
Readathon Research
Readathon recently conducted a research project to find out what educational professionals think about children's reading habits and the important role recreational reading can play in young people's lives. Click on the links below to read our reports.
Teachers, pupils, and reading because you want to
Brough Girling, Readathon Founder
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Independent studies show again and again how learning to love reading can transform a child’s prospects for success in school and the world beyond. Most recently, in its 2008 report Literacy Changes Lives, the National Literacy Trust concluded:
It is a view echoed in To Read or Not To Read, a report from the US National Endowment for the Arts Readathon will help you to unlock potential by encouraging pupils to discover just how rewarding reading can be. |


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