Meet Gabriella
We’re delighted to introduce one of our Reading Plus Champions, Year 6 pupil Gabriella from Plains Farm Academy.
Gabriella’s teacher, Andy Hunter, nominated her for the role and shared with us:
“Gabriella is a huge lover of Reading Plus. Since starting in September, she is already working on Level H – three years above her age range. Gabriella has a real flair and love of reading. She takes any opportunity to read. Currently she is busy supporting our staff in developing the library into a space where she can start her own Book Club.”
The role of Champions
At Reading Solutions UK, we are devoted to accelerating reading progress while instilling a love for reading in our students. One way in which we do this is by appointing Reading Plus Champions who have the opportunity to complete additional exciting tasks, including:
- Reviewing new (and unseen!) texts to be added to Reading Plus.
- Sharing their experience of Reading Plus in a blog titled ‘My Reading Plus Journey’.
- Collaborating with us on interviews with children’s authors.
We’re delighted to publish Gabriella’s first blog as part of the role. Get to know more about her.
I enjoy the fact that reading can cure boredom and how you can get lost in your favourite book so easily. My favourite author is Jacqueline Wilson because I love all her stories about empowering, feisty female characters. Out of all the books I have read, my favourite character is Tracy Beaker from the Tracy Beaker series due to her feisty and funny personality.
My favourite hobby is writing up stories in my free time and playing Roblox on my iPad.
If I had a superpower, it would be to have the ability to see the future and past. I would pick this because it would be really useful if something bad happened or is happening.
I’m not too sure what I want to be, but I’m sure when the time comes I’ll be able to decide.
If I won a million pounds, I would use the money to buy a plane ticket to Disneyland Paris and purchase a mansion.
If I found a genie in a bottle, I would wish for:
- The ability to draw whatever I want permanently.
- For my second wish, I’d wish to stop global warming.
- For my third wish, I’d wish for someone to find another genie lamp and get six wishes.
Encouraging reading for pleasure
Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background, or their income.
Reading Solutions UK is dedicated to not only improving students’ reading skills but also developing a reading for pleasure culture in schools with Reading Plus, with a range of extra initiatives, including:
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