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| Footballers kick off book project | Footballers kick off book project |
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| Football stars from the 12 Scottish Premier League clubs have named their favourite books in a bid to get families to read together. | Football stars from the 12 Scottish Premier League clubs have named their favourite books in a bid to get families to read together. |
| Their choices included literary classics, autobiographies and Harry Potter. | Their choices included literary classics, autobiographies and Harry Potter. |
| One in five Scots struggle with reading. This project will use the motivational power of football to inspire enthusiasm for books. | One in five Scots struggle with reading. This project will use the motivational power of football to inspire enthusiasm for books. |
| Players will visit local libraries and work with community reading groups. | Players will visit local libraries and work with community reading groups. |
| The SPL Reading Stars scheme was launched by players including including Motherwell's Mark Reynolds, and Kilmarknock's Danny Invincibile, at Fir Park stadium.See the players' choices | The SPL Reading Stars scheme was launched by players including including Motherwell's Mark Reynolds, and Kilmarknock's Danny Invincibile, at Fir Park stadium.See the players' choices |
| It is part of the Big Plus literacy campaign and follows the success of a similar initiative involving Premier League stars in England. | It is part of the Big Plus literacy campaign and follows the success of a similar initiative involving Premier League stars in England. |
| The SPL players were asked to pick their favourite adult and children's books which will form the basis for reading sessions with parents and children in local libraries. | The SPL players were asked to pick their favourite adult and children's books which will form the basis for reading sessions with parents and children in local libraries. |
| Those taking part will also be offered incentives to read including match tickets and football merchandise. | Those taking part will also be offered incentives to read including match tickets and football merchandise. |
| To engage people with reading it is best to start with what you love. For so many, that means starting with football Jonathan Douglas National Literacy Trust Among the choices were The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Holocaust graphic novel, Maus, Roy Keane's autobiography and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. | To engage people with reading it is best to start with what you love. For so many, that means starting with football Jonathan Douglas National Literacy Trust Among the choices were The Count Of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, Holocaust graphic novel, Maus, Roy Keane's autobiography and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. |
| Motherwell player Mark Reynolds - whose favourite adult book centres on racial tension in South Africa - said: "I enjoy reading because it helps to build up my knowledge on varying subjects and the many aspects of life which we have to face. | Motherwell player Mark Reynolds - whose favourite adult book centres on racial tension in South Africa - said: "I enjoy reading because it helps to build up my knowledge on varying subjects and the many aspects of life which we have to face. |
| "It also helps me to relax after a busy training schedule, playing matches and everyday chores. | "It also helps me to relax after a busy training schedule, playing matches and everyday chores. |
| He added: "It can build up your motivation after reading about people who inspire by difficulties which they have to overcome in life and this can assist in making me move forward and try to achieve my aims in life." | He added: "It can build up your motivation after reading about people who inspire by difficulties which they have to overcome in life and this can assist in making me move forward and try to achieve my aims in life." |
| Libraries will be given free copies of the books chosen and will work with 250 adults and 250 children to improve their reading skills.Youngsters and their parents are being encouraged to read more | |
| Education secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "The project will not only benefit those directly involved in the sessions but will have wider benefits across communities that often struggle with literacy. | Education secretary Fiona Hyslop said: "The project will not only benefit those directly involved in the sessions but will have wider benefits across communities that often struggle with literacy. |
| "Using the popularity of football we can offer new ways to improve reading and all the benefits that this can bring." | "Using the popularity of football we can offer new ways to improve reading and all the benefits that this can bring." |
| The campaign has been supported by the SPL, Scottish Government and National Literary Trust. | The campaign has been supported by the SPL, Scottish Government and National Literary Trust. |
| Jonathan Douglas, director of the trust, said: "To engage people with reading, as with many things, it is best to start with what you love. For so many, that means starting with football." | Jonathan Douglas, director of the trust, said: "To engage people with reading, as with many things, it is best to start with what you love. For so many, that means starting with football." |
| Tory education spokeswoman Liz Smith said she welcomed any measures to help youngsters get more engaged in learning basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic, "particularly those which encourage families to help their children to become enthusiastic about books." | Tory education spokeswoman Liz Smith said she welcomed any measures to help youngsters get more engaged in learning basic skills in reading, writing and arithmetic, "particularly those which encourage families to help their children to become enthusiastic about books." |
| "However, the most important focus needs to remain within the primary school curriculum and with ensuring that there is much more rigorous testing of these skills before the pupils move on to secondary school," she said. | "However, the most important focus needs to remain within the primary school curriculum and with ensuring that there is much more rigorous testing of these skills before the pupils move on to secondary school," she said. |
| "The Cabinet Secretary must not take her eye off the ball when it comes to better testing of the 3Rs." | "The Cabinet Secretary must not take her eye off the ball when it comes to better testing of the 3Rs." |
| The full list of choices | The full list of choices |
| Jamie Smith (Aberdeen) The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, CS LewisThe Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas | Jamie Smith (Aberdeen) The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, CS LewisThe Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas |
| Gary Caldwell (Celtic) My Dad, Anthony BrowneA Lifetime In Race, Matthew Pinsent | Gary Caldwell (Celtic) My Dad, Anthony BrowneA Lifetime In Race, Matthew Pinsent |
| David Goodwillie (Dundee Utd) Roy Keane: The Autobiography | |
| Tom Scobie (Falkirk) Treasure Island, Robert Louis StevensonRoy Keane: The Autobiography | Tom Scobie (Falkirk) Treasure Island, Robert Louis StevensonRoy Keane: The Autobiography |
| Tomas Cerny (Hamilton) 9 Fairy Tales, Karel CapekMaus: My Father Bleeds History, Art Spiegelman | Tomas Cerny (Hamilton) 9 Fairy Tales, Karel CapekMaus: My Father Bleeds History, Art Spiegelman |
| Michael Stewart (Hearts) The Twits, Roald DahlBlink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell | Michael Stewart (Hearts) The Twits, Roald DahlBlink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell |
| Joe Keenan (Hibernian) The Hardy Boys, Franklin W DixonThe Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas | Joe Keenan (Hibernian) The Hardy Boys, Franklin W DixonThe Count Of Monte Cristo, Alexandre Dumas |
| Jamie Duff (Inverness CT) The Big Football Collection, Rob ChildsSleepers, Lorenzo Carcaterra | Jamie Duff (Inverness CT) The Big Football Collection, Rob ChildsSleepers, Lorenzo Carcaterra |
| Danny Invincibile (Kilmarnock) Lord Of The Flies, William GoldingIt's Not About The Bike, Lance Armstrong | Danny Invincibile (Kilmarnock) Lord Of The Flies, William GoldingIt's Not About The Bike, Lance Armstrong |
| Mark Reynolds (Motherwell) Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone, JK RowlingThe Power Of One, Bryce Courtenay | Mark Reynolds (Motherwell) Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone, JK RowlingThe Power Of One, Bryce Courtenay |
| Steven Naismith (Rangers) Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone, JK RowlingIt's Not About The Bike, Lance Armstrong | Steven Naismith (Rangers) Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone, JK RowlingIt's Not About The Bike, Lance Armstrong |
| Jack Ross (St Mirren) James And The Giant Peach, Roald DahlEmperor: The Field Of Swords, Conn Iggulden | Jack Ross (St Mirren) James And The Giant Peach, Roald DahlEmperor: The Field Of Swords, Conn Iggulden |