The crushing reality is quite clear: you are never going to make a child read if they don’t want to. But you can help find books or have reading experiences that might reignite their love of stories. Ms Pilkington believes that “hybrid is the future - office for relationship building and workshops, home for getting stuff done.”

If you would like some similar resources, you can take a look at our UN Charter Rights of the Child PowerPoint which is a very effective way of showing the rights. Another reason to avoid the drugstores: some over-the-counter reading glasses jump up or down in power by increments of 0.50 diopters. That’s a little too imprecise for comfort. For the best reading experience, we recommend looking at readers with powers that vary by increments of 0.25 diopters. Reading Glasses Test Chart: Estimate the Best Power for Your Eyes The question of what [the students have] understood (the final question) isn’t without interest. Have they understood the text? Yes, yes, of course. But what they’ve understood above all is that once you’ve come to terms with the idea of reading, and the text is no longer a paralyzing enigma, then the struggle to find its meaning becomes a pleasure. The fear of not understanding overcome, effort and pleasure work powerfully in tandem. The more I try, the more I enjoy; and the more I enjoy, the more I want to try. Part 4: The Rights of the ReaderI recently posted about my new determination “ not to finish a book,” and I fully support #3. I love to re-read, so I was happy to see #4. My younger daughter is a big supporter of #9. My husband practices #8.

No me quiero extender más. Daniel Pennac ilustra estos y otros razonamientos con su experiencia docente; curso tras curso leyendo novelas en voz alta a sus alumnos adolescentes —alumnos rebotados de otros institutos, chicos y chicas que perdieron el tren del éxito y dejan pasar el tiempo sentados junto a las vías, convencidos de que no son suficientemente inteligentes para leer— ha descubierto que el amor infantil por las historias no se pierde al crecer, sólo se queda atrás, adormecido, esperando que alguien lo despierte. Pero oiga, que yo leo regularmente y además no tengo hijos. ¿Por qué habría de interesarme a mí Como una novela?” Pues porque está lleno de reflexiones interesantes sobre los libros, la lectura y la enseñanza; porque plantea algunas preguntas que deberíamos hacernos de todos modos, aunque no sepamos responderlas; porque con sus planteamientos asombrosamente sencillos desmonta tópicos y tabúes demasiado extendidos (¿hay que leer?, ¿existen libros buenos y libros malos?); y, sobre todo, porque es una lectura amena, estimulante y original.

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Insomma, ho sempre pensato queste cose, ma non le avevo mai pensate lucidamente come Pennac mi ha insegnato, e mi viene da chiedermi perché accidenti non ci siano più professori come lui e meno professori di quelli che leggono un libro perché ci si devono laureare sopra e insegnano un libro perché devono rispettare il programma.

These words of caution from the author at the very beginning of the book set the tone of one of my most favourite books. Daniel Pennac is a bestselling French author of both children’s and adult fiction. This short autobiographical non-fiction title was originally published in 1992 in France and has sold over a million copies there. This Walker Books edition is the book’s second translation, this time by the amazing Sarah Adams (now known as Sarah Ardizzone). In The Rights of the Reader, Pennac draws from his experiences as a child, as a parent and as a teacher in inner-city Paris to create an ode to reading for pleasure. Rosa Maria Dolce sees working from home as “disorientating” and “not a good fit for those who like the separation of home life and work life”, with some readers sharing how they have even witnessed workers trying to juggle both whilst working from home.

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Modern corporate offices’ are horrible places to exist in. Many are noisy, open-plan, hot-desking environments. I would regularly spend 20 minutes trying to get my laptop set up and get online,” Melissa adds.