Resources

Great reading and writing initiatives taking place across Scotland!

Looking for a reading or writing project for your school or library to motivate and inspire your pupils? There are lots of innovative and imaginative reading initiatives taking place in schools and libraries right across Scotland, and you can read about some of them here. The contact details/website of the project co-ordinators are included in case you would like to get in touch with them to find out more about their initiative.

Current featured projects

Click on the links below to go to the project you would like to read about.

• Using competitions to write for a purpose, promote books and encourage reading. Nethermains Primary, Falkirk, Stirlingshire
• Literature Circles (download here)
• Itchy Coo - Braw books for bairns o aw ages
• Read Together! The Home Reading Initiative from the Scottish Executive
• Reading for pleasure at Cathkin High School
• Reading for Pleasure programme - St. Margaret's High School Cluster
• Catalyst Fiction Group - North Lanarkshire
• 'Bookworms' - Orkney Libraries
• Chatterbooks book groups
• Lochwinnoch reading scheme
• Fathers Matter
• Dundee Picture Book Prize
• The Reading Bus
• Read For The Future