Sports Literacy for 2014

This year I am going to be doing a lot of literacy work linked to several sports. I thought it'd be a good idea to blog about it regularly to give teachers, librarians and parents ideas on how to engage their children with literacy through sport. And to gather ideas from other people doing the same sort of thing.

In 2014 I'll be doing the following:

* creating a set of resources and bespoke story and writing exercises inspired by the World Cup football for the National Literacy Trust

* working with the States of Guernsey to create a different sports story every month during 2014, using ideas and editorial feedback from Y6 and Y7 children on the island - sports will include sea fishing, coasteering and marathon running

* writing three rugby union books for Barrington Stoke

* touring my Football Reading Game and Rugby Reading Game throughout year in 150+ schools

* cycling to 40 libraries in Leeds to enthuse children about library use and the Tour de France

* blogging from New Zealand, as I research rugby union for a children's book set in that country, funded by Arts Council England and Society of Authors

* celebrating the publication of a football/WWI novel in March and a rugby union/RAF novel in October

I will probably be involved with other sports literacy projects as the year goes on, but this is what is planned so far. Whatever happens I will have a lot to blog about - and a lot of ideas to share and gather.

Feel free to email me via www.tompalmer.co.uk if you want to get in touch with questions or to tell me about your sports literacy activities.

Thanks for reading. Have a great 2014.