Creating a Reading Culture in Primary and Secondary Schools

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'Overall, the biggest strength of this book is the very current and relevant research base Merga cites combining international perspectives and research in addition to Australian-focused studies, including many of her own from the last decade which have really targeted reading in Australia. With its broad focus on the whole school community, this book presents a strategic opportunity for teacher librarians and other school library professionals to begin (or continue) critical schoolwide conversations about the importance of reading and how they can work together to develop a school reading culture.' -- Kasey Garrison * Synergy, the research journal of the School Library Association of Victoria. * "This new publication from Margaret Merga is a timely and essential manual for anyone wanting to create or reinvigorate the reading culture in schools. Reading is a skill about which schools cannot afford to be complacent. This book directly addresses this issue by providing a practical research framed guide for teachers, librarians and principals." -- Catherine Ryan * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * "This book is essential because those setting up programs need research to back their arguments with stakeholders and Merga will be the benchmark for some years. Her reference list brings together the current data on everything including reading by gender (yes, boys do read), graphic novels and eBooks versus paper books. She implores users to publish, seek academic partnerships and add to the miniscule amount of useful research out there." -- Catherine Ryan * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * "This book is the must-have for school librarians, teachers and principals wanting to change the reading culture. At a time when the 'How' we teach reading is being debated at curriculum level, the idea of reading as a pleasurable life-skill needs to be discussed. Merga has both set the challenge and provided a useful framework." -- Catherine Ryan * Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association * This practical, eminently readable book empowers educators in primary and secondary schools (teachers, senior leaders, school librarians) to embed a whole school reading culture. It is judiciously supported by extensive research undertaken by the author whilst working with schools, professional associations and government departments to develop schools' literacy culture. * Journal of Information Literacy *