Reading Adventures

SLS UKAdvice, Reading

Explore how to make reading an adventure, linking the curriculum and information books, to help engage reluctant readers and develop a love of reading and learning.

Two Girls, Two Diaries, Two Wars

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Two girls who lived through two frightening wars, 80 years apart.  Both wrote diaries describing their experiences. Both entries start with a birthday. One ends tragically, the other with sanctuary.

Heroes without a cape and mask

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Exploring real-life heroes is a great way of combining the children’s interest in superheroes to spark their curiosity about ordinary people.

Alternative Fairy Tales

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Alternative versions of fairy tales can help children understand how the stories came to be told, how they are passed down through generations and how they change over time.