Youngsters at a Barnsbury primary school got the chance to show off their reading skills to X-Files star Gillian Anderson.
The actor, who is best known for playing Agent Scully in the sci-fi
series, heard William Tyndale pupils Liam and Florence read passages
from the The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse and Owl Babies.
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| Anderson with William Tyndale pupils Liam and Florence |
It was all part of the Read Aloud campaign organised by the UCL
Institute of Education’s International Literacy Centre as part of a
Reading Recovery scheme, to help children with literacy difficulties
catch up with their peers.
Reading Recovery Champion Ms Anderson, who recently starred in The Fall,
said: “Reading brings the world closer and creates opportunities but it
is not an easy skill for every child. I am pleased to support Read
Aloud. We all have a responsibility to ensure that all children are able
to read well.”
Other celebrities to lend their support to the campaign include
footballer Gareth Bale, actor Tony Robinson, illustrator Quentin Blake
and popstars Little Mix.
Director of the programme, Julia Douëtil, said: “It means so much to
children to be able to read confidently. Reading Recovery children have
overcome such great difficulties to be able to do what they are doing
today.”
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