PGCE Research Bites 4: Reading for Pleasure to Enhance Pupil Wellbeing with Lydia Bundy

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PGCE research bites 4 features Lydia Bundy, a student teacher on our PGCE Primary programme, and also a guest appearance by Jo Bowers from the primary team.

Lydia researched into the Reading for Pleasure pedagogy, something that Jo has talked to us in detail about on the podcast in the past, and its potential for enhancing the wellbeing of primary pupils. In this research bite she runs through her findings and conclusions. Jo, meanwhile, gives us some perspective from the point of view of a primary specialist and a Reading for Pleasure veteran!

Lydia's six main literature sources were:

• Clark, C. and Teravainen-Goff, A. (2018) ‘Mental wellbeing, reading and writing’. National Literacy Trust. Pp 1-37.
• Mak, H.W. and Fancourt, D. (2020) ‘Reading for pleasure in childhood and adolescent healthy behaviours: Longitudinal associations using the Millennium Cohort Study’. Preventive medicine, 130, p.105889.
• Ledger, S. and Merga, M.K. (2018) ‘Reading Aloud: Children's Attitudes toward being Read to at Home and at School’. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 43(3), pp.124-139.
• Elley, S. (2014) ‘Examining the Use of Bibliotherapy in a Third Grade Classroom’. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2(2), pp.91-97.
• Chou, M.J., Cheng, J.C. and Cheng, Y.W. (2016) ‘Operating Classroom Aesthetic Reading Environment to Raise Children's Reading Motivation’. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 4(1), pp.81-97.
• Stairs, A.J. and Burgos, S.S. (2010) ‘The power of independent, self-selected reading in the middle grades’. Middle School Journal, 41(3), pp.41-48.