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Welcome to The Reading Jackdaw. I hope to feed hungry readers and create an appetite for reading through a range of reading resources, book lists, recommendations, reviews, expertise, support and creativity.

Welcome to The Reading Jackdaw. I hope to feed hungry readers and create an appetite for reading through a range of reading resources, book lists, recommendations, reviews, expertise, support and creativity.
Summer Reading Challenge
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Summer Reading Challenge

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Travel the world or stay at home try this Summer Reading Challenge for any age, simply read a book linked to the various summer holiday activities. Download the accompanying booklist for ideas of what to read.
Year 7 Fiction Menus, Sept 2024 starters
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Year 7 Fiction Menus, Sept 2024 starters

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A Year 7 Fiction Menu designed specifically for your 2024 Y7 starters to taste some of the best fiction around. Designed in the style of a restaurant menu it has 6 categories and is a 6 sided, free standing resource. The 2023 starter Fiction Menu is also included for free and so the 2 Menus include 60 titles to choose from. Simply print in landscape double sided on the short side and fold. The 2024 menu categories are: Starters: shorter reads School Snacks: fiction set in school A Taste of the Past: Historical fiction A Feast of Fantasy: Fantasy, Sci-fi & Horror World Cuisine: Fiction set in places other than the UK Chef’s Choice: Some of my favourite titles If you are looking for other booklists for Y7&8 check out https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/45-books-to-rock-your-world-year-7-and-8-booklist-13001793
Olympians and Paralympians Authors (KS2&3)
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Olympians and Paralympians Authors (KS2&3)

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Three A4 posters showing Olympians and Paralympians who have written fiction for children and young people. See their Olympic careers and achievements and the titles of their books. This resources would complement any Olympic display in your school, classroom or library. Add my Olympic Sports booklist to this resources for a comprehensive Olympic and Reading experience: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/olympic-sports-fiction-book-list-yr-to-14-13021795
Building a R4P Culture in your school, a strategic approach
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Building a R4P Culture in your school, a strategic approach

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This 8 page booklet gives practical and realistic small steps to building a R4P culture in your whole school community, small steps that build a solid foundation to flourish as a R4P school The 2023 Government Reading Framework advocates a strategic approach to nurturing a reading habit rather than relying on an eclectic mix of activities. This booklet aims to provide practical ideas on how to develop a strategic approach to motivate pupils to read, including developing a R4P pedagogy, giving staff time to develop their knowledge of texts, providing space and time to read and chat about books, providing access to diverse texts, monitoring attitudes and behaviours during R4P time and building reading communities.
Reading for Pleasure in Schools
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Reading for Pleasure in Schools

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A comprehensive collection of display material, activities and ideas for building the foundations of Reading for Pleasure in your school. All the resources have been updated in 2024. The pack includes: An 8 page step by step guide to starting on the journey towards being a Reading School. Posters Bookmarks with fiction recommendations for different year groups Certificates A R4P Game 2024 Year 7 Starter Fiction Menu 2023 Year 7 Starter Fiction Menu
Building the foundations of Reading for Pleasure in your school 8 page Booklet
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Building the foundations of Reading for Pleasure in your school 8 page Booklet

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The 2023 Government Reading Framework advocates a strategic approach to nurturing a reading habit rather than relying on an eclectic mix of activities. This booklet aims to provide practical ideas on how to develop a strategic approach to motivate pupils to read, including developing a R4P pedagogy, giving staff time to develop their knowledge of texts, providing space and time to read and chat about books, providing access to diverse texts,monitoring attitudes and behaviours during R4P time and building reading communities. Use it alongside my other R4P resources available at TES Aimed at Primary and Middle Schools but would also be relevant for Secondary Contents Laying the foundations for a R4P culture: an overview Building a R4P culture: put into practice Next steps: an action plan Next steps: actions Book awards Disengaged and disadvantaged readers Reading Pledge template