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Four great ideas toboost pupils’ literacy across the curriculum...
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Partinggifts
As it is now thefinal termof the year, it’s time to say
goodbye to your Year 6 students as they take the next step
in their journey through education. Book People’s great
value range of collections –with savings of up to 75 per
cent off publishers’ prices – are perfect for dividing up and
handing out as gifts. Fromcurriculumtitles to fascinating
facts, bestselling children’s fiction andmuch, muchmore,
you’re sure tofind a leaving gift your studentswill love.
thebookpeople.co.uk/schools
Celebrate reading
Just go to
readathon.org
to order your free sponsored read kit
stashedwith sponsor cards, bookmarks, posters and aDVD. There
are extra resources to download on thewebsite too, alongwith
inspirational tips and ideas in the Readathon blog. The charity
has tried to think of everything tomake running a sponsored read
with your class, tutor group or whole school a simple and brilliant
way to boost literacy skills, and to reach your school’s community
engagement and citizenship goals at the same time. Themoney
your school raiseswill provide brand newbooks and storytellers for
children in a hospital near you. What’s not to love?!
Keeping focusedonphonics
TheLettersandSoundsLearningRecordisfastbecominga
teacherfavourite,nowusedbyover75,000pupils.Itsreading,
spellingandwritingassessmentsfollowthesixphasesofthe
LettersandSoundsprogramme,andeachpupilkeepstheirown
recordbookwheretheirprogressintheseessentialskillsis
easilyaccessibletoteachers,teachingassistantsandparents.
Inaddition,teachersfindtheLearningRecordausefultoolfor
individualswhorequireadditionalsupportinliteracy,helpingto
motivatethemtowardstheirnextgoals.
Highclimbers
Reading Ladder is a brand new reading series fromEgmont
providing high-quality stories for children learning to read.
These newbooks have been developedwith leading literacy
consultant Nikki Gamble, and can be used to help children practice
their reading skills independently or through supported shared
reading. The series uses a clear systemof three levels to ensure
there is a Reading Ladder title to suit every ability and each title is
book banded for use as a resource in schools.
egmont.co.uk/readingladder
