Tag Archives: poetry

Don’t judge a collection by its title

Posted on July 20, 2016 by bhinton2014

You could potentially be missing out on a great read or an entertaining DVD if you find the name ‘Education in Literature Collection’ off putting. The criteria for inclusion in the Collection is ‘novels, poetry, plays and DVDs about the … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Motion

Posted on June 25, 2015 by bhinton2014

‘High Flight’ was one of the poems read during the UCL IOE Library’s ‘Reading Aloud’ event in celebration of World Book Day on 23rd April 2015. This poem, by John Gillespie Magee Jr. (1922-1941), is an evocation of the joy … Continue reading →

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Reading aloud as a way of learning a language

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Christina Egan

At the Newsam Library’s first ever reading aloud session on World Book Day, IOE lecturer Sam Duncan listed, from her initial research, many occasions on which reading aloud still forms part of our culture, amongst them family life. Yes, it certainly forms part … Continue reading →

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