Home Archived Quote of the week Back Quote of the week 24th July 1998, 1:00am Roy Blatchford Share Quote of the week https://www.tes.com/magazine/archive/quote-week-74 Copy Link “The coal or gas ad with the cuddly picture of a father and son reading together by a warm fire does as much for reading as the literacy hour” Roy Blatchford, director of Reading is Fundamental, at a London conference celebrating the charity’s work. Want to keep reading for free? Register with Tes and you can read two free articles every month plus you'll have access to our range of award-winning newsletters. Register Log in Keep reading for just £1 per month You've reached your limit of free articles this month. Subscribe for £1 per month for three months and get: Unlimited access to all Tes magazine content Exclusive subscriber-only stories Award-winning email newsletters Subscribe now Read more ‘Our children are so much more than grades’ Roy Blatchford • 16th October 2018 Never forget: satisfactory won’t wash Roy Blatchford • 18th November 2011 Never forget: satisfactory won’t wash Roy Blatchford • 18th November 2011 View from here - Passion for learning in desert heat Roy Blatchford • 12th June 2009 Recent Most read Most shared Everyone’s talking about oracy, but can we cut through the noise? Teaching & Learning 23 September 2024 VAT on school fees will lead to teacher job cuts, warns SCIS News 23 September 2024 Ofsted inspections: everything you need to know Analysis 20 September 2024 Schools must not use Ofsted logos for this year’s judgements News 17 September 2024 Teacher pay scales 2024-25: what will your salary look like? Analysis 29 July 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024 DfE urged to review curriculum panel over Oak links News 18 September 2024 Call for Ofsted ‘transparency’ over board minutes News 17 September 2024 How to fix the primary maths curriculum Teaching & Learning 18 September 2024