A message from Wallingford School Blackstone Library:
Encouraging Your Child’s Reading for Pleasure: You can access our updated library system using the new Reading Cloud and the free iMLS App.
Wallingford School is strongly committed to improving literacy and knows the importance of reading for pleasure. There is good evidence to suggest that young people who read for pleasure perform better in reading tests than those who never do. We want to encourage children to enjoy reading and to read a wide range of good quality literature.
We are delighted to inform you that the school has recently made a significant investment in our library with the introduction of a new online version of our library catalogue. The new system, Reading Cloud, allows pupils, staff and parents to view our school library catalogue online and pupils are encouraged to use this to help with research, to write reviews about books they have read and search for new books and other library resources.
The system includes a fantastic new feature called ‘Who Next’ which recommends new books and authors based on the books that your child has already read. You will be able to use this feature at home to help your child select their next book.
You can access the Reading Cloud website at www.readingcloud.net. If you have access to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android phone, then you can also download a free app called ‘iMLS’ to access the library from those devices. The app is available from the App Store and Android Market.
Student login information, links to the Reading Cloud web site and app stores are all available in the Blackstone Library area of the VLE.
Having the library accessible in this way and having parents engaged with reading will help support our commitment to improving literacy standards.
We hope you find the Reading Cloud and iMLS app useful and we welcome any feedback.
Please contact us at: blackstone.library@wallingfordschool.com, or telephone 01491 829757
Mrs A Whitehouse & Mrs C Saunders
Blackstone Library, Wallingford School