SF Said
SF Said was our Writer in Residence from March to September 2023. He used his residency to champion the importance of encouraging children to read whichever books they most enjoy. He challenged the idea of there being a “right and wrong” way for children to engage with books. His message is that every child can be a reader.
SF Said
SF Said is the author of award-winning children’s books including Tyger, Phoenix and Varjak Paw – which featured in BookTrust’s list of 100 Best Children’s Books from the last 100 Years, and has been studied as part of the national Key Stage 2 curriculum. Said is a powerful advocate for making reading a more inclusive experience for more children and shares BookTrust’s ambitions to improve representation in children’s books.
What SF Said said:
“I want to use my time in this role to celebrate the life-changing power of reading for pleasure. We know from research that reading for pleasure has the greatest positive impact of any single factor on children’s life chances.
“I think this means we have to do everything possible to enable every child to find the books that will unlock reading for them; the ones that will light the spark of literacy, and give them a space in which they feel included and inspired. I will be advocating for all different kinds of books and different ways into reading.”
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More from SF Said
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Author SF Said, shares five practical tips to help every child become a passionate reader, from creating a book-friendly environment to fostering daily reading habits.
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Our Writer-in-Residence SF Said shares his feelings on the power of feeling included in a book.
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Our Writer-in-Residence, SF Said, has spoken to some inspirational librarians to find out what really works to help children discover reading for pleasure.
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Our Writer-in-Residence SF Said knows which books spark a love of reading in children – here, he shares the recommendations.
