This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens; specifically, the edition retold by Gill Tavner and published by Real Reads Ltd in 2018. Used initially with a lower ability Year 4 set. Split over 6 weeks, each week works on a format where; Day 1 is a first read using a word detective exercise which allows pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. A simple version of this is also included as differentiation. Days 2 & 3 allow for further reads of the same section of the text, employing diverse sets of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Day 4 requires a further read of the same section of the text, encouraging pupils to generate their own questions with a VIPERS focus. Day 5 allows for a contrasting non-fiction text to be considered (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PROVIDED) In addition, the standard questions for days 1 – 4 are all combined in a PowerPoint presentation.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Stig of the Dump” by Clive King; specifically, the Puffin Book edition reissued in 2014. I used this text and material with a mixed ability Year 3 class, a Year 4 class and with EAL pupils. Each chapter has a diverse set of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Most chapters have these sub-divided into at least two sets and, often, have word detective exercises which allow pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. In addition, the questions for each chapter are all combined and sequenced in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint presentations.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Cliffhanger” by Jacqueline Wilson; specifically, the Corgi Yearling edition published in 2009. I used this text and material with a mixed ability Year 3 class, a Year 4 class and with an EAL group. Each chapter has a diverse set of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Chapters 1 - 5 have these sub-divided into two sets and, have two word detective exercises which allow pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. In addition, the questions are all combined in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint presentations.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Aladdin And The Enchanted Lamp” by Philip Pullman. This was used initially with Year 4 but also with a lower ability Year 5 set. Split over 8 blocks, where each could constitute a week’s work if following a format where; Day 1 is a first read using a word detective exercise which allows pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. A simple version of this is also included as differentiation. Days 2 & 3 allow for further reads of the same section of the text, employing diverse sets of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). PLEASE NOTE, for the most part, these questions have NOT been split into two parts. Day 4 requires a further read of the same section of the text, encouraging pupils to generate their own questions with a VIPERS focus. Day 5 allows for a contrasting non-fiction text to be considered (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PROVIDED) In addition, the standard questions for days 1 – 4 are all combined in a PowerPoint presentation.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “The Nothing To See Here Hotel” by Steven Butler, published by Simon & Schuster UK Ltd in 2018. I used this text and material with a mixed ability Year 4 class. Each of the 26 chapters has a diverse set of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). A few of the lengthier chapters also have word detective exercises which allow pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. In addition, the questions are all combined in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint presentations.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “The Lion And The Unicorn” by Shirley Hughes; specifically, the edition published by Red Fox in 2000. Used initially with a Year 3/4 class, it also worked well with a Year 6 EAL group who needed an alternative WW2 themed text. Split over 5 weeks, each week works on a format where; Day 1 is a first read using a word detective exercise which allows pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter Days 2 & 3 allow for further reads of the same section of the text, employing diverse sets of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Day 4 requires a further read of the same section of the text, encouraging pupils to generate their own questions with a VIPERS focus. Day 5 allows for a contrasting non-fiction text to be considered (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PROVIDED) In addition, the standard questions for days 1 – 4 are all combined in a PowerPoint presentation.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “One Boy’s War” by Lynn Huggins-Cooper, published by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd. Used initially with a Year 3/4 class, linked to a deeper themed understanding of WW1. Split over 3 weeks, each week works on a format where; Day 1 is a first read using a word detective exercise which allows pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter Days 2 & 3 allow for further reads of the same section of the text, employing diverse sets of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Day 4 requires a further read of the same section of the text, encouraging pupils to generate their own questions with a VIPERS focus. Day 5 allows for a contrasting non-fiction text to be considered (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PROVIDED) In addition, the standard questions for days 1 – 4 are all combined in a PowerPoint presentation.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “Hurricane” by David Wiesner, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. I used this initially with a Year 3 class, linked to themed work about Our Extreme Earth. It has also been useful for Year 2 children and an EAL group of older KS2 students. Split over 2 weeks, each week works on a format where; Day 1 is a first read using a word detective exercise which allows pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter Days 2 & 3 allow for further reads of the same section of the text, employing diverse sets of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Day 4 requires a further read of the same section of the text, encouraging pupils to generate their own questions with a VIPERS focus. Day 5 allows for a contrasting non-fiction text to be considered (PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT PROVIDED) In addition, the standard questions for days 1 – 4 are all combined in PowerPoint presentations.

This bundle of guided / shared reading material, and the page numbers referenced therein, relates to “The Butterfly Lion” by Michael Morpurgo; specifically, the edition published by Harper Collins in 1996. I used this text and material with a mixed ability Year 4 class. Each chapter has a diverse set of questions presented in a SATs style format with an indication in brackets of the VIPERS focus involved (ie. Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Summarise). Some of the lengthier chapters have these sub-divided into two sets and also may have word detective exercises which allow pupils to explore some of the more unusual vocabulary they encounter. There are also differentiated sets of questions, some of which use the format of colourful semantics. In addition, the standard questions are all combined in both ActivInspire and PowerPoint presentations.