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A guide to the Community Reading Culture Challenge

Guidance for community groups on submitting an entry to the First Minister's Reading Challenge, to celebrate and recognise the reading journeys of the individual young people you work with.

Prize winners will be selected after the closing date on 27 April 2023.

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A guide to the Library Reading Culture Challenge

Guidance for libraries on submitting an entry to the First Minister's Reading Challenge, to celebrate and recognise the reading journeys of the individual young people you work with.

Prize winners will be selected after the closing date on 27 April 2023.

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A guide to the Reading Challenges for Primary schools

Guidance for primary schools on submitting an entry to the First Minister's Reading Challenge, to celebrate and recognise the reading journeys of the individual young people you work with.

Prize winners will be selected after the closing date on 27 April 2023.

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Book Blurb Quiz
Book Blurb Quiz

A printable quiz for middle-upper primary challenging pupils to match sentences from children’s book blurbs with their front covers.

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Case studies and inspiration

Our blog is full of ideas about building a reading culture and encouraging young people to read for pleasure, with case studies from participants, book suggestions and more!

The Little Squirrel who Worried and The Little Otter who Tried book covers
Supporting childrens' wellbeing in the classroom through books
6 April 2023

Katie O’Donoghue is a child and young people’s therapist with a background in Fine Art and Design. She has a Master's degree in Art Psychotherapy and is in the end stages of a Health Psychology PhD.

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Stuard Reid on a stage striking a pose
'Books are brilliant. . . Reading rocks!': an FMRC-funded workshop at Golfhill Primary
27 February 2023

Their reading journey 

Golfhill Primary are back for a new year of the First Minister's Reading Challenge, and their current P5 and P7 classes have taken over a leadership role to celebrate reading journeys across the school – creating certificates to award fellow pupils when the

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