The Readers Sphere is the most important of the three spheres and underpins student success in the other two spheres.

The Three Spheres of Library Skills - Readers Video

Watch an overview of the Readers Sphere published by Teacher Magazine.

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External Resources

Reading Australia champions Australia’s rich literary history and provides educational resources to support the use of thoughtful, stimulating, and challenging Australian literary works.

The National Literacy Trust  works to give disadvantaged children the literacy skills they need to succeed. They provide resources for schools and families and create targeted original research.

The Open University provides research-based strategies to to support children's Reading for Pleasure (RfP). Their website supports teachers, librarians and English leaders to nurture lifelong readers.


Raising Literacy Australia is committed to enriching children’s lives through literacy. We promote and help to develop early childhood literacy right across Australia.

Reading Rockets is a media literacy initiative offering information and resources on how students learn to read, why so many struggle, and how educators can help.

Stephen D. Krashen is an eminent literacy acquisition academic and free voluntary reading advocate.