Part 6 - The Reading Crisis - Why children aren't reading and what we can do about it

For Part 6 we asked all our interviewees for one thing they would do to address the reading crisis. Properly funded libraries and librarians were unsurprisingly a strong theme, but also a rethink about how we position children's reading - how do we find the space for children to read and support children to experience the power and enjoyment of reading so they find their own routes into reading, and choose to do it. For this series we interviewed the following people (not all feature in every episode):Dapo Adeola - Author and the illustrator of many books including Look Up!, Clean Up!and My Dad is a Grizzly Bear.Sita Brahmachari - Author of many books including Artichoke Hearts, When Shadows Fall and Phoenix BrothersDr Darren Chetty - Lecturer at UCL Institute of Education and author, with Professor Karen Sands O'Connor, of Beyond the Secret Garden Professor Teresa Cremin - Professor of Education and Co-Director of the Literacy and Social Justice Centre at The Open UniversityCharlotte Hacking - Teacher Engagement Lead at the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Pedagogy and Research and Curriculum Lead at Herne Hill School Jenny Hawke - Children's Librarian and Chair of the Youth Library GroupTom Palmer - Author of many books including Angel of Grasmere, Resist and War Dog Glynn Palmer–Bell - Assistant Director of English at Castle View Enterprise Academy, SunderlandLouie Stowell - Author of many books including the Loki series, Otherland and the Dragon in the LibrarySabrina Sulliman - English teacher at Southfields Academy, South West LondonAt the end of the series we will invite comments and ideas from listeners so look out for how you can contribute to the discussion.Many thanks to everyone we interviewed and to our Co Producer Belinda Naylor.Send us a message