Online Resources

A selection of articles, online resources and organizations relevant to the Reading Campaign. If you have something to share, email info@nationalreadingsummit.ca.

Articles:

“What Would a Vibrant Reading Culture in Canada Look Like?,” Patsy Aldana, June 2011.

“National Book Count Aims to Show That Books Count,” The Globe and Mail, January 12, 2011.

“Make Every Child a Reader,” editorial from the Globe and Mail about Patsy Aldana. January 3, 2011.

“Reading is more than Literacy” by Patsy Aldana and Rick Wilks in the Canadian Children’s Book News Fall 2010

“SATs pressure turns children off reading, say authors” by Richard Garner, The Independent, 1 May 2010

Organizations, agencies and government programs:

Plano Nacional do Livro e Leitura (PNLL), Brazil: http://www.pnll.gov.br/

The Reading Agency, UK: http://www.readingagency.org.uk/