Your Power Maths update: September 2021
Welcome to our new style Power Maths update. This month we will be talking about the updates to the Reception resources, highlighting our advice for Autumn 2021 and advice for Mixed Age Classes.
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Welcome to our new style Power Maths update. This month we will be talking about the updates to the Reception resources, highlighting our advice for Autumn 2021 and advice for Mixed Age Classes.
Whether by reading all together – or drawing on the amazing breadth of stories, characters, authors, illustrators, and formats out there – so long as their reading experience is a positive one, children can be encouraged on a lifelong reading journey. Debbie Hicks, Creative Director at The Reading Agency takes a look at how teachers and families can work together to get them going, helping young readers head in the right direction.
How teachers can encourage reading for pleasure in the classroom
When reading is fun it encourages real engagement, but the sad fact is not all children find it easy. For some children, reading is a challenge – which is why it is important for schools and families to support them to read for pleasure.
Building on her recent blog on 'What superpowers can reading for pleasure give me?', The Reading Agency’s Creative Director, Debbie Hicks, shares some practical tips to encourage reading for pleasure in your school.

