Developing a Reading Outcomes Framework and Toolkit Catherine Godward, June 2017

Areas to cover today The Reading Agency Framework and Toolkit: An overview Development Your questions Your view In practice Improvements

THE READING AGENCY

Inspire, Share, Celebrate

Framework and Toolkit AN OVERVIEW

Partners

What? An online and interactive: Outcomes framework that maps the outcomes of reading for pleasure and empowerment drawn from available evidence: Reading engagement Health and wellbeing Intellectual Personal Social Evaluation toolkit that provides advice about how to use the framework and tools to measure the outcomes achieved (continually developed).

Scope Reading for pleasure and empowerment All ages and audiences Reading for entertainment or self-cultivation, that is done through choice. All ages and audiences Emerging and confident readers, those in different settings. All types of materials Fiction, non-fiction, digital, print, picture books, comics, newspapers, audio books, listening to others read and shared reading.

Why? For individual organisations (incl. TRA): Confidently measure the outcomes of reading for pleasure and empowerment programmes. Gather evidence to drive improvement and make the case for investment. For the sector: Enable national measures and indicators to be taken. Add weight to evidence by coming together. Efficiency savings/avoid duplication

Framework and Toolkit DEVELOPMENT

Five stages of development Literature review Draft framework Consultation Revised framework Develop toolkit

Literature review Identified key studies evaluating the impact of reading Catalogued the outcomes of reading that emerge from the evidence, beyond literacy Explored impact for a number of groups: children/young people, parents/carers, adults, adults with health needs, adults with additional needs. Report: https://readingagency.org.uk/resources/2277/

The Framework

The Toolkit IN PRACTICE

www.readingoutcomesframework.org.uk

In the field Book Aid International uses the toolkit and thinks it is “amazing”. Literature Works included use of toolkit in live bids. NPC (leading evaluation consultancy) has asked to recommend its use to clients. Invited/successfully applied to present at conferences e.g. Edge, EU Read AGM, UKLA International, SLA.

Framework and Toolkit IMPROVEMENTS

Immediate Developments Review of reading engagement outcome measures: Prioritised widely used outcomes New measures/quality assessment of all TSIP, report in October 17 Pilot the toolkit in five real settings: Accelerated reader programme for years 7-8 pupils Reading Ahead in a college Library programme for new parents and young carers Author events for primary school children Bookstart in a children’s centre Gather feedback to inform future improvements

Discussion Your questions? Your view? Do you see yourself using this Framework and Toolkit? If yes, how? If no, why not? Comments/improvements: Is the format clear, accessible? What would you need to help you use it e.g. additional resources, training, etc.? Is anything missing? Anything else?

Stay in touch/your view readingoutcomes@readingagency.org.uk www.readingoutcomesframework.org.uk