When you are considering how and where to create a book corner for your classroom, some of your design choices … More
Category: Reading spaces in schools
Intimate, relatable and protective: what we can learn from the design of reading spaces for expert readers
Alberto Manguel, the director of the National Library of Argentina once commissioned his own library to house his extensive private … More
Are all young readers well-served by the design of schools?
If you are involved in any aspect of the design or refurbishment of schools for young children, you will inevitably … More
Reading and the body: the unacknowledged physical challenges of learning to read in school
In the 2010s, while working as a Reading Recovery1 teacher, I witnessed the daily challenges that young children face when … More
Precious Spaces 