Any efforts to reverse the drop in the number of children reading for pleasure should be applauded (David Walliams to help launch plans to boost child literacy, 19 August). However, we must not assume that all reading is good reading. Many children are reading books which are either too easy or too difficult for them. Therefore it is not surprising that many of them are put off reading for pleasure – with devastating effects on their wider academic success.
Technological innovations and scientific research make it easier to judge which books are suited to an individual child’s reading ability and we need to embrace these. Using reading technology to effectively assess and monitor progress in literacy is paramount if we are to ensure that every child in the classroom develops a love of reading.
Dirk Foch
Renaissance Learning, London
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