The skills from reading at a young age ultimately carry on into adulthood. Reading generally helps children to become part of a wider community that connects them with words, culture and imagination. There is overwhelming evidence that literacy has a significant relationship with happiness and success. (NLT 2008)
The aim of The Somerset Fiction Award is to:
- Provide the opportunity for young people of all ages, together with their teachers and parents to enjoy reading together.
- To give young people a local scheme that puts the readers in control.
- To promote discussion amongst young people about their reading.
- To raise the profile of reading in Somerset.
HOW TO TAKE PART
- Each year, during the summer term young people are asked, via their teachers and school librarians, to nominate tiles for the following categories.
- Age 4 –7
- Age 7 – 9
- Age 9 – 13
- Schools are contacted and advised of the theme of the award for the following year.
- During the summer holiday the nominations are collated and a shortlist of three titles in each category is published in September and reading commences! Titles are available to borrow or buy from Resources for Learning. Do get in touch!
- Voting takes place during March. This gives plenty of time for the titles in each category to be read and digested. It avoids clashing with exams and other book awards.
- Each young person has one vote, which they can cast to nominate their favourite title.
Please send votes to Karen Horsfield at Resources for Learning, Parkway, Bridgwater. TA6 4RL or
email Resources for Learning.
