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Reading Champions 2002 - Paul Blum The Literacy Trust, 5th December, 2002 http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/campaign/champions2002/PaulBlum.html
All Reading Champions Paul Blum is a Deputy Head and SENCO at Islington Green School. He is also a writer of fiction for children with special needs. Paul has been nominated as a Reading Champion by two pupils, Fayma Nessa and Michael Rodriquez, from Raine's Foundation School in London, where he used to work. Paul has written a series of books called The Extraordinary Files and a literacy workshop book The Chelsea Bunny, with his pupils' input and illustration, as an aid to help children enjoy reading. Michael Rodriguez writes of The Chelsea Bunny: "This book is aimed at helping children in year 7 and 8 with both their English literature and language, and I believe it does this very effectively. The tasks are made more enjoyable by the unique story itself." Fayma Nessa writes: "This unique book is aimed at boosting reading skills and lifts the barrier of boredom in learning. If this doesn't motivate boys to enjoy English then nothing else will."
Paul Blum Q: What memories do you have of reading or being read to when you were younger? A: "My Mum used to read to me. I remember it especially when I was ill and off school with a hot headed temperature."
Q: Can you name a book(s) that you particularly liked when you were younger? A: "C.S.Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe because of its imagination and fight between good and evil."
Q: What do you get out of helping children with their reading? A: "As a teacher I see day in and day out that reading is the most vital skill for all school lessons. Without it you don't engage."
Q: How do you encourage boys and young men in particular to read? A: "By trying to make it fun and exciting - so that means engaging their interest by talking about the issues in the text as well as reading it."
Q: What rewarding moments stick in your mind? A: "Moments when some very restless and excitable boys have calmed right down and are 100% focused on their book."
The Chelsea Bunny and The Extraordinary Files are available from Learning Design, Tel: 020 7093 4051. Copyright © 2002 The Literacy Trust |
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