Reading Friends Tips for Managing Group Dynamics
This resource contains tips about managing group dynamics, challenging conversations and scenarios in a Reading Friends session. read more
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This resource contains tips about managing group dynamics, challenging conversations and scenarios in a Reading Friends session. read more
One idea of what a short Reading Friends session could look like, with the theme of childhood experiences. But remember the conversations might take other directions and that's fine! read more
Details and links of other useful organisations including for bereavement, dementia, mental health, stroke. Please share ideas any further ideas with us. It can be useful to bring this off for any volunteers and staff to keep. read more
This resource includes a Q&A with Julietta Henderson, author of "The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman" as well as discussion questions and an activity sheet that can be used to spark conversation in Reading Friends sessions. read more
This session plan can be used alongside the resource pack, providing lots of discussion ideas, activities to get everyone chatting about the beautiful book 'The Lost Words'. Every Reading Friends project was gifted a copy of the book in 2019. read more
This pack provides ideas and activities to get everyone chatting about the beautiful book 'The Lost Words'. Every Reading Friends project was gifted a copy of the book in 2019. read more
This resource contains some helpful reminders and tips for planning, preparing for and delivering your Reading Friends phone call session. Most importantly – have fun! read more
You can use this Volunteer Application Form, or adapt the content within it, to support your project. It asks potential volunteers to fill in useful information that can help you set up or arrange Reading Friends sessions read more
You can use resource or the wording within it to promote any Reading Friends volunteering opportunities in your organisation. Personalise it to make it work for your local context. read more
Use these ice-breaker questions when you first start running Reading Friends sessions, or at the beginning of a session to help people get to know each other and start conversations. read more
This resource gathers information about reading aloud from a two-year research project. read more
This free resource pack for <i>The Imperfect Art of Caring</i> by Jessica Ryn has been designed for Reading Friends projects. It contains an extract from the book and discussion questions intended to support conversations and reflections on personal experiences and stories.
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