Comics are a fantastic medium for engaging children with reading; using visual storytelling to make them laugh, fire their imaginations and get them to fall in love with stories, all while developing vital literacy skills.
The Reading Teacher – Widening Teachers’ Reading Repertoires
Looking at a recent study of teachers’ reading repertoires and moving beyond popular childhood favourites.
The Importance of Reading for Pleasure – Farshore School Research Project
A look at how reading aloud for 20 minutes a day can impact positivity towards reading and improved attainment in reading and comprehension.
BIG Book List (KS1-4): Discovering Disabled or Neurodiverse Characters
A range of popular fiction titles including a synopsis that have characters who are disabled or neurodiverse for KS1 – KS4.
The BIG list of Black and Asian authors
A comprehensive list of popular fiction titles with synopsis written by Black and Asian authors from picture books to YA fiction
Nina Simon: The Coronation, the King and Me
It was just another workday, when an email popped into my inbox from ‘Honours Mailbox’ inviting me to the King’s Coronation. My first reaction was “is this a scam’? On confirming its authenticity, my next thought was “why me?’