Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers

This badge has been issued for participating in the free non-accredited course Developing Reading for Pleasure: engaging young readers. This course supported demonstration of the following learning outcomes: understand how reading changes children's life chances; recognise the relationship between reading for pleasure and reading attainment; describe the social and emotional benefits of being a keen reader; identify challenges and barriers to fostering readers, and how to overcome them; apply research that demonstrates ways to establish a life-long love of reading. You can review the course at the following link: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/education-development/developing-reading-pleasure-engaging-young-readers/content-section-overview. This badge does not represent formal credit or award from The Open University. It does demonstrate participation in informal learning activity.