{"id":28128,"date":"2026-01-22T12:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/?p=28128"},"modified":"2026-01-22T12:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T12:10:55","slug":"professor-teresa-cremin-cbe-delivers-keynote-speech-at-national-year-of-reading-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/news\/around-ou\/professor-teresa-cremin-cbe-delivers-keynote-speech-at-national-year-of-reading-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Teresa Cremin, CBE, delivers keynote speech at National Year of Reading launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Professor Teresa Cremin, CBE delivers keynote speech at National Year of Reading launch <\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor of literacy, Teresa Cremin,\u00a0CBE,\u00a0delivered an inspirational keynote speech at the National Year of Reading 2026 launch<\/a>, where she called for everyone to \u201cGo all in Together\u201d to help more young people discover the joy of reading.<\/p>\n

In her speech, Professor Cremin, set out why reading for pleasure matters and its association with\u00a0fostering a broad knowledge of the world, enriching vocabulary, cognitive\u00a0growth, psychological well-being, imagination, empathy, social mobility and relational connections.<\/p>\n

She noted\u00a0the\u00a0well-documented\u00a0decline in reading for pleasure in recent years, calling\u00a0for more strategic, intentional\u00a0efforts to reverse it and highlighted that the National Year of Reading 2026 is an opportunity to do this.<\/p>\n

In proposing reading resolutions for 2026, Teresa issued a rallying call\u00a0to\u00a0everyone\u00a0involved in children\u2019s lives\u00a0\u2013 teachers, parents,\u00a0volunteers, librarians, and others, stating:<\/p>\n

\u201cTo build a nation of readers, within and well beyond this year, we need to be working strategically and responsibly. So, let’s\u00a0 Go All in Together\u2019 strategically and responsibly, \u2013 our young people deserve no less\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Cremin, leads the OU\u2019s\u202fReading for Pleasure<\/a>\u00a0Research and Practice Coalition\u202f-\u00a0a community hub, co-created with and for teachers, student teachers,\u00a0librarians\u00a0and all those interested in developing the habit of reading in young people.<\/p>\n

The National Year of Reading 2026 is a Department for Education initiative, delivered by the National Literacy Trust in collaboration with\u00a0a range of delivery partners to inspire more people to make reading a regular part of their lives. The Open University has pledged support for this campaign along with many other organisations throughout the UK, as a pledge partner.<\/p>\n

The full speech can be found here: National Year of Reading: Schools & Early Years Settings Launch Webinar<\/a><\/p>\n

To find out more about the OU\u2019s Reading for Pleasure research hub, visit: Reading for Pleasure – Reading for Pleasure<\/a><\/p>\n

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