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Kelly Ashley

@kashleyenglish.bsky.social

Author of #WordPower, Lecturer in RfP for @OpenUni_RfP, Interested in reader identity and language development, Secondary school governor @The_UKLA

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Reading for Pleasure (The Open University)@openuni-rfp.bsky.social · last yr.

📅 Join us on Sat 18 Oct in MK for our Autumn #OURfPConf! We'll explore how affective engagement in reading builds empathy, identity & motivation 📚💙 With workshops, keynotes, research & #RfP community. 🎟️ Details & booking: ourfp.org/2025/06/12/a... #ReadingForPleasure #OURfP #Teaching #Literacy

Autumn 2025 Conference: The Affective Power of Reading for Pleasure - Reading for Pleasure

Saturday 18 October 2025, 9:30am – 4:00pm, The Open University, Milton Keynes Campus

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Hannah Baker@mrsbaker6.bsky.social · last yr.

I’ve finally taken ‘Mrs Baker’s Bookclub’ on over to Instagram too. Would appreciate a follow if you are interested in children’s books & what we can learn from them in the classroom and in life. You’ll find me there as @mrsbakersbooks ☺️🫶📚

Susie Dent@susiedentwords.bsky.social · last yr.

Etymology of the day: ‘book’ comes from an ancient root shared by ‘beech’, a wood that people used for engraving inscriptions. ‘Paper’ comes from ‘papyrus’, and ‘volume’ is from the Latin for a ‘roll’ of parchment. Happy World Book Day.

Kelly Ashley@kashleyenglish.bsky.social · 2y ago

What are your thoughts on ‘clean teen?’ I’ve only come across this genre recently and it seems to be rising in popularity. The thinking is that there’s that there are limited pickings betwen middle grade reads and YA reads as the jump seems to be somewhat drastic in those ‘tween’ years. Thoughts?

Kelly Ashley@kashleyenglish.bsky.social · 2y ago

Are you a secondary teacher, leader or librarian? Would you like support to build a strategic approach to reading for pleasure across KS3? Join us for an upcoming briefing to find out more about what the OU KS3 Reading Schools Programme 2025-26 can offer. ourfp.org/schools-teac...

Reading Schools Programme (KS3) - Reading for Pleasure

Now OPEN for 2025-26 enquiries & applications Switch to Primary Programme Why Us? The Reading Schools Programme is built on two decades of the OURfP team’s research and extensive work with practitione...

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