A comprehensive full term’s collection of weekly reading texts. Once a week, students read aloud a selected text/extract and then complete carefully selected active reading tasks based on their individual needs (predominantly identified by Accelerated Reader, but easily adapted to suit needs of your cohort).

A lesson and accompanying academic reading task sheet to support a study of Chapter 13 of ‘Treasure Island’.

A 7-week booklet of study for ‘Treasure Island’ with evidence-based strategies to develop comprehension, reading fluency, and other intervention strategies identified by Accelerated Reader STAR tests. Easily adapted to suit the needs of the class. This is an adaptation to our current SOL and therefore, it is only from Page.60 onwards of the Wordsworth Edition of ‘Treasure Island’.

A single lesson exploring structure through multi-media (a clip of the water scene in Jaws) to track the events and focus of the audience. This is then developed into the text version and how to track structure in this.

A worksheet to support academic reading of Roylott’s introduction - Sherlock finalising ideas in ‘The Speckled Band’.

A single lesson exploring AO1 and AO2 in ‘Not My Business’. Slide 7 uses LitDrive’s ‘Differentiated Annotation Sheets’ - Not owned by me and therefore not attached. However, a great accompanying resource.

A lesson focusing on exploring language analysis through a study of ‘An Unwelcome Appearance’.

A worksheet to build confidence with Language Paper 1, Question 2: Bodmin Moor.

A task to order the most interesting facts about the legend that is, Sherlock Holmes.

Based on academic reading, a worksheet to support a study of Treasure Island: Chapter 7.

Based on the strategies of academic reading, this worksheet explores academic reading of the first three chapters of ‘Treasure Island’.

A resource to explore COMH by John Agard using evidence-based strategies to engage students in academic reading tasks.

A CPD session exploring the concept of disciplinary literacy and how to support reading in English lessons and across the curriculum. All research is in the notes section.

A recorded presentation for staff CPD exploring how to develop literacy and reading standards across the curriculum. The presentation includes researched resources for use in a variety of subjects.

A simple template for guided reading sessions. Enter your choice of extract.

An open booklet template for Sherlock Holmes stories to be explored in depth.

A collection of 5 fiction short stories from the AQA telling tales section followed by space for active reading activities and comprehension tasks.

Weekly reading lessons to complement an adventure non-fiction scheme of learning. 5 MA - HA non-fiction texts followed by space for comprehension activities selected by the teacher.

A collection of LA reading comprehension activities based on superhero biographies.