Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Education Committee explore the role of parents, schools, and early years settings in fostering a love of reading in children.
The Committee is exploring the rapid decline in the number of children reading for pleasure and what action the government can take to improve the situation.
In the first panel, MPs will hear evidence on the role of parents and early years settings in developing a love of reading among young children. They will ask witnesses what obstacles prevent parents reading to their children, as well as whether early years settings prioritise preparing children for school above developing a love of reading.
In the second panel, MPs will explore how teachers and school library staff can encourage children to read for pleasure, how government support could help them, and what role the curriculum plays in developing children’s love of reading.
Witnesses:
Frank Young – Chief Executive at Parentkind
Professor Christine O’Farrelly – Research Professor and UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, PEDAL Centre for Research in Play, Education, Development and Learning at University of Cambridge
Julie Cigman – Early Education Associate, consultant and author at Early Education
Mrs Victoria Dilly – Chief Executive at School Library Association
Professor Robert Eaglestone – Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought, Royal Holloway, University of London and Policy Lead at English Association
Dr Roger McDonald – Associate Professor of Primary Education (Literacy), Faculty of Education and Health at The University of Greenwich
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27257/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/