2008 is National Year of Reading, officially launched at 10 Downing Street by Gordon Brown and Education Secretary Ed Balls.
Books are at the heart of the Year's activities but all reading 'counts'. Newspapers, magazines, poetry, song lyrics, screenplays and blogs will all feature as part of the Year's activities. The aim is to help build a greater national passion for reading among children, families and adult learners alike.
January to March in the National Year of Reading is for organisations to plan their activities for the year, whilst April to December sees the public phase of the campaign, with monthly themes.
However here at OLA I am starting straightaway, with a competition to write the plot of a book in rhyme. I’d be delighted to have entries from parents too.
