Updated August 2017

Battye, C. & Budge, D. (2013). Reading for pleasure puts children ahead in the classroom, study finds. Centre for Longitudinal Studies, IOE University of London. Retrieved Feb 2014 from <http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/news.aspx?itemid=2740&itemTitle=Reading+for+pleasure+puts+children+ahead+in+the+classroom%2C+study+finds&sitesectionid=27&sitesectiontitle=News>
 
Clark, Christina & Rumbold, K. (2006) Reading for pleasure: A research overview. National Literacy Trust. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0000/0562/Reading_pleasure_2006.pdf>
 
Earp, J. (2015). The power of a good book. Teacher, ACER. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://teacher.acer.edu.au/article/the-power-of-a-good-book>
 
Fragga, J. (2017). How reading aloud to therapy dogs can help struggling kids. MindShift, KQED News. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/02/13/how-reading-aloud-to-therapy-dogs-can-help-struggling-kids/>
 
Johnston, R. (2016). The power of reading aloud: Not just for babies and little children. Edu Research Matters, AARE. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.aare.edu.au/blog/?p=1564>

​Lewandowicz-Nosal, G. (2017). The joy of reading – reading aloud. A complex partnership. Retrieved Aug. 2017 from <http://library.ifla.org/1791/1/138-lewandowicz-nosal-en.pdf>
 
Lyon, G. & Chhabra, V. (2004). The science of reading research. Educational Leadership. 61(6), 12-17. Retrieved Mar.2017 from <http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/mar04/vol61/num06/The-Science-of-Reading-Research.aspx>

Mears, S. (2017). It takes a community to raise a reader: Autism friendly libraries. Retrieved Aug. 2017 from <http://library.ifla.org/1744/1/138-mears-en.pdf>
 
Moats, L, & Tolman, C (2009). Speaking is natural; reading and writing are not. Reading Rockets. Retrieved April 2016 from <http://www.readingrockets.org/article/speaking-natural-reading-and-writing-are-not>
 
National Library of New Zealand. (2014). A school-wide reading culture. Services to Schools. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/reading-engagement/understanding-reading-engagement/a-school-wide-reading-culture?search%5Bpath%5D=items&search%5Btext%5D=a+school-wide+reading+culture>

​Selin, E. & Graube, K. (2017). Reading aloud to children in hospital. Bibliotherapy as a community builder. Retrieved Aug. 2017 from  <http://library.ifla.org/1784/1/138-selin-en.pdf>
 
Sullivan, A. & Brown, M. (2013). Social inequalities in cognitive scores at age 16: The role of reading. Centre for Longitudinal Studies. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <http://www.cls.ioe.ac.uk/page.aspx&sitesectionid=939&sitesectiontitle=CLS+working+paper+series>
 
Wolfe, M. (2013). How the reading brain resolves the reading wars. A Literate Nation White Paper. Retrieved Mar. 2017 from <https://www.ldaustralia.org/client/documents/Wolf_How_the_Reading_Brain_Resolves_the_Reading_Wars_2013.pdf>