Tom Palmer, author of dyslexic friendly football books, has now ventured into the world of Rugby. His new book “Scrum” is being launched by Barrington Stoke at the beginning of October to coincide with the Rugby Union World Cup.

Tom has a new FREE Rugby and Literacy Pack which includes Reading
Comprehensions and Literacy Exercises FREE download :
www.tompalmer.co.uk/index.php?page_id=53
Tom has also written the National Literacy Trust Love Rugby : Love Reading
Rugby World Cup Toolkit.  FREE download:
www.literacytrust.org.uk/resources/our_resources/rugby_world_cup_toolkit

FOOTBALL
New & updated literacy resources at www.tompalmer.co.uk/index.php?page_id=33
including the Puffin Football Academy & Foul Play Series Reading Challenge
-certificates, charts, sticker book & stickers, with simple guidelines how
to use them to motivate readers.  For your FREE pack email
admin.tompalmer@talktalk.net

OLYMPICS 2012
Tom Palmer will be offering training, resources and original stories to
coincide with the Olympic Games in 2012. For more information email
admin.tompalmer@talktalk.net.

AUTHOR VISITS
Bookings are now being taken for Tom’s events in schools, libraries and
festival in 2012. Tom can present his Football Reading Game, as well as
activities around rugby, the Olympics and Fair Trade to inspire young
readers and writers.
Useful 2012 dates for your diary are :
Rugby Six Nations (4 February to March 17) Fair Trade Fortnight (28 February
to 13 March) Euro 2012 football (8 June to 1 July) Olympic Games, London (27
July to 12 August)

SCHOOLS’ BLOG
Tom does a weekly blog for schools about being a writer for the National
Literacy Trust. Each blog includes a writing exercise based on Tom’s weekly
topic. See http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/blog