Jon Severs writes: “The phrase ‘reading for pleasure’ has long been used to describe the habit of choosing to spend time reading and getting satisfaction out of it. However, the connection of reading for pleasure to the teaching of reading in schools—and thus better academic outcomes—is a more recent occurrence. Activity to get children reading for pleasure doesn’t seem to have made a positive difference to the number of children who enjoy reading, nor how many choose to read in their own time. One possibility is that, while cultivating reading for pleasure is a sound ambition for schools, the pedagogy has been wrong.”