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In 2016 Sheikh Khalifa said … “ reading is the basic skill for a new generation of scientists, intellectuals and innovators ” so that the UAE can become “ a knowledge-based economy. ” H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

and … The first verse in Quran is “ Read ” . H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

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Currently there is a large gap in achievement between secondary school students who read books for pleasure and those who do not (OECD, 2010). H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan - President of the UAE UAE Cabinet press release

Free choice Dedicated reading time Teachers modelling Reading culture

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Global Reading Challenge UAE Adapted Passport Available in resources.

This reading initiative is taken and adapted from the The National Literacy Trust, UK Global reading challenge. https://literacytrust.o rg.uk/resources/rea ding-miles-global- challenge/ School instructions For the competition are ava ilable on PowerPoint in the resources.

Global Information Challenge FINISH Learning Line MATH ARTS Learning Line EBSCO HOST: According to the source waste360; how many tonnes of plastic Learning Line SCIENCE waste are covering Henderson Island? START Read for 20 mins

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Top two rows are reading for a set time. All squares of the same colour to be achieved before a feather is earned. Bottom rows tasks: database exploration, Media use, green screen, reading instructions, academic reading, book reviews and more.

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Evidence? Evidence for Practice - using current research to inform practice Evidence in Practice - using knowledge and experience from teachers and other staff Evidence of Practice - gathering assessment data of our effect on student skills and attitudes

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z Other ways to promote reading Read Aloud Day! Readtheory.org -It's FREE! Students audition to be Accelerated Reading Program selected to read to EY! Comprehensions and Progress tracking The big book relay! The big book relay! Students in teams Race to Next term repeat but the see how many persons can books will be more difficult read the three books (measured by lexile)

Works Cited. Book Trust. (2016). “ Reading for pleasure. ” 2016. Coventry University. w eb 12/10/2019. www.booktrust.org.uk/globalassets/resources/research/reading-for-pleasure-in- secondaryschools-literature-review.pdf H.H Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “ 2016 is UAE reading year. ” 2016. UAE Cabinet Media Center. web 12/10/2019. https://www.uaecabinet.ae/en/details/news/mohammed-bin-rashid-on-presidents- directives-2016-is-uae-reading-year “ News: Khalifa Directs National Reading Law; Mohammed Approves Strategy.. ” Uaecabinet.Ae , Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, 2010, uaecabinet.ae/en/details/news/khalifa-directs-national-reading-law-mohammed-approves- strategy-ten-year-national-reading-strategy-is-backed-by-a-dh100-million-fund. Accessed 12 Jul. 2019. “ UNdata | Statistics | Adult Literacy Rate. ” Un.Org , United Nations Statistics Division, 2011, data.un.org/Data.aspx?d=SOWC&f=inID%3A74. Accessed 16 Aug. 2019. Pennac, D. The Rights of the Reader. London: Penguin, 2008. Rosling, H. Factfulness. NY: Flatiron books, 2018.

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Librarianship is better than other school roles because every person who comes to you has a problem; and leaves a smarter person than when they arrived.

Links to Resources: Global Reading Challenge - UAE Adapted Passport​ https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EbughTdgXulCneBOuHNH7xIBBZPKh7W 15bwHP0ccYvDNoQ?e=7UcOCk Global Reading Challenge - School instructions​ https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EdRghByjL7JNknf21wvWE88BxMP4Wldp 1B251sjk7aah_w?e=Zyu53X Global Information Challenge – List of challenges with curricular/database integration. https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:p:/g/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/EdRghByjL7JNknf21wvWE88BxMP4Wldp 1B251sjk7aah_w?e=Zyu53X Global Task Challenge – List of Tasks https://taaleem- my.sharepoint.com/:w:/r/personal/tbutton_ris_ae/_layouts/15/Doc.aspx?sourcedoc=%7B4E3 14A28-B46F-4E5B-AA2B- E040569A6B06%7D&file=READING%20Initiative%202019%20Owl.docx&action=default&m obileredirect=true