Create a whole school culture of reading with this nifty book quiz for your secondary school! The quiz features 15 questions (with answer pages), which showcases a number of up-to-date kids and teen books that have been published this past year. There are also some classic books included. The set of questions are fully diverse, inclusive and differentiated. This resource is intended to be used during tutor time - works best for vertical tutoring - in the run up to Christmas as a light, competitative activity to get students talking about books! Go through this 51 powerpoint slide resource with your students, which will take around 20 minutes if you crack on! You could even use it as a competition between school houses to see which is the best and arrange prizes for the winners, it’s totally up to you! For more reading for pleasure and reading-related resources, please check out the rest of my shop.

Want to foster whole school literacy in your school? Don’t know how to link History with English and reading? Try these! These two A3 printable portrait posters are perfect to put up in any classroom or corridor. The learning areas and topics for the entire Key Stage 3 AND 4 history national curriculum has been expertly linked to modern children’s and young adult books. This is a thematic, visual reading list that is linked directly to the history curriculum learning topics! There are also Accelerated Reader scores for each book and the books are arranged by author surname so that you (or your students) can easily find them in your school library. These posters are intended to spark conversations between teachers and students and can help to consolidate learning through reading about topics in action. All books are age appropriate and are a diverse, modern and inclusive collection that I would recommend to any student. Other subject posters are available in my TES shop, or why not buy a whole school bundle?!

Want to foster whole school literacy in your school? Don’t know how to link Design and Technology with English and reading? Try these! These two A Three portrait posters are perfect to put up in any classroom or corridor. The learning areas and topics for the entire KS3 and KS4 Design and Technology curriculum has been expertly linked to modern children’s and young adult books. This is a thematic, visual reading list that is linked directly to the D+T curriculum! There are also Accelerated Reader scores for each book and the books are arranged by author surname so that you (and your students) can easily find them in your school library. These posters are intended to spark conversations between teachers and students and can help to consolidate learning, concrete knowledge and broaden vocabulary through reading about topics in action. All books are age appropriate and are a diverse and inclusive collection that I would recommend to any student. Other subject posters are available in my TES shop, or why not buy a whole school bundle?!

Want to foster whole school literacy in your school? Don’t know how to link Maths with English and reading? Try these! These two A Three portrait posters are perfect to put up in any classroom or corridor. The learning areas and topics for the entire Key Stage 3 AND 4 maths national curriculum has been expertly linked to modern children’s and young adult books. This is a thematic, visual reading list that is linked directly to the maths curriculum! There are also Accelerated Reader scores for each book and the books are arranged by author surname so that you (or your students) can easily find them in your school library. These posters are intended to spark conversations between teachers and students and can help to consolidate learning through reading about topics in action. All books are age appropriate and are a diverse and inclusive collection that I would recommend to any student. Other subject posters are available in my TES shop, or why not buy a whole school bundle?!

If you are an English teacher, teaching GCSE English Literature, then this is the perfect resource for you! This fiction recommended visual book list poster is linked to the AQA GCSE set texts - the four most commonly used by teachers. These are; Macbeth A Christmas Carol Power and Conflict (Poetry Cluster) An Inspector Calls The featured books contain similar plots, characters or themes to the above set texts, or are even outrightly based on the books. The books are a diverse and inclusive collection that are appropriate for Year 10 and 11 readers. The poster is intended to concrete students’ knowledge and understanding of the set texts and are ideal for More Able students wanting to read around their subject. There are, however, at least one more accessible text for SEN students or lower ability readers for each set text. This colourful, subject-linked poster will brighten up your English classroom and may help to spark discussions about the set texts. For more reading related resources, please visit my shop. If you are interested in purchasing a printed version of this resource, please see my website, Claire Warren Consulting.

Struggling to motivate your more able readers with reading? Are they fed up of trying the classics? Then check out this fab new resource! This resource contains two A3 posters - one is for KS3 and the other is for KS4. There is a visual collection of fantastic books, published from the last twenty years, that all have a high AR book level. Each book has it’s AR level noted clearly. With a boxing theme, this resource is intended to inspire young readers to get competitive and try to read the ‘tough’ books that are listed. If you want more resources on reading for pleasure and whole school literacy, then take a look at the other resources I have available in my shop! If you interested in purchasing a printed version of this resource, please see my website, Claire Warren Consulting.

Getting students to think about what they’ve read helps them to develop essential English learning skills through encouraging empathy, widen vocabulary and deepen understanding of a story. This colourful and engaging one page book review template offers clear structure and prompts so that students can really consider all aspects of a book. This can then be used to nourish conversations about books between students as well as staff.

Promote reading for pleasure and whole school/college literacy with this fab, colourful book poster. This A4 poster contains 38 fab new young adult books that will be released in 2025. All books are diverse, inclusive and ideal for older teens, though may also be readable for younger teens depending on their developmental maturity. Showcasing a range of themes from a varied collection of authors, this attractive, colourful poster will catch the eye of any reader looking for something new. Book covers are included, with author names and book titles. For other resources about books, reading, and libraries, please check out the rest of my TES shop.

If you were totally gripped by the recent The Traitors tv series, then your teen students will LOVE this! Check out this gorgeous new colour A4 poster, which has 34 book recommendations that are completely in the style of the series. Themes such as deception, betrayal, and treachery all feature in this fab new young adult fiction books. All of them have been only first published in the past couple of years, so are new and exciting titles that any teen reader will love. If you want to entice your reluctant readers and want to encourage reading for pleasure, why not download this poster and pop it up in your classroom!? You could even read a few yourself so you can discuss with students too. Check out the rest of my shop for whole school literacy ideas and reading for pleasure resources

Finding books to read that are suitable for young readers who have dyslexia can be difficult. But with this handy visual guide, you can ensure all of your pupils can access books and a joy of reading. This A3 colourful poster features 42 books, which are divided clearly into books for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students. This is because many of the books for Key Stage 4 are classed as Young Adult. They all have Accelerated Reader scores, which increase in level the further down the page you go. The of the books are all written by renowned children’s authors. They are an inclusive and diverse set of books that I would gladly give as book recommendations. They are all suitable for dyslexic readers (buff paper, accessible layout, clear font), but can be read by anyone and are particularly great for reluctant readers who can feel overwhelmed by lots of text on a page. Pop this fab poster up in your shared spaces (reception, hall, corridors) or in classrooms in order to show and discuss books with students. Feel free to also use for when talking to parents about books too. Enjoy! Other reading for pleasure and literacy related resources are available in my TES shop!

Finding books to read that are suitable for young readers who have dyslexia can be difficult. But with this handy visual guide, you can ensure all of your pupils can access books and a joy of reading. This A3 colourful poster features 40 books, which increase in age suitability the further down the page you go, from foundation aged children to upper Key Stage 2 students. The books are all written by renowned children’s authors. They are an inclusive and diverse set of books that I would gladly give as book recommendations. They are all suitable for dyslexic readers (buff paper, accessible layout, clear font), but can be read by anyone and are particularly great for reluctant readers who can feel overwhelmed by lots of text on a page. I have included Accelerated Reader levels for each of the books, as I know that an increasing number of primary schools now use this in relation to reading. Pop this fab poster up in your shared spaces (reception, hall, corridors) or in classrooms in order to show and discuss books with students. Feel free to also use for when talking to parents about books too. Other reading for pleasure and literacy related resources are available in my TES shop! If you are interested in purchasing a printed version of this resource, please see my website, Claire Warren Consulting.

Want to entice your reluctant readers into trying to get motivated with reading? Or are you an English teacher struggling to get your students into poetry? Then this fab new resource could be exactly what you need! This is a colourful and visual A3 poster, which explains what verse novels are and gives some suggestions of what books readers can start with. All books are young adult, appropriate for students ages 14+ years, due to some of the content and themes of the books. But all are well-written, quality and diverse texts that I would recommend readily. In addition, if they are on accelerated reader, then I have made a note of this alongside the book. Verse novels have become very popular with publishers and readers, particularly over the past five years. They offer a new, original way of reading verse and poetry, so can be a great way to encourage reading for pleasure. Other reading resources, such as subject posters, are also available in my TES shop, or why not buy a whole school bundle?!

Grab your students’ attention with this colourful A3 book poster, celebrating this year’s National Poetry Day on 3rd October! The poster showcases a total of 24 fantastic poetry-related books - a mix of author collections, anthologies and verse novels! Each book is labelled with the book type, as well as the book’s title and lead author/compiler. Most books have been published within the past five years, and are diverse, accessible and inclusive. All books are suitable for secondary school students. Those marked ‘YA’ are ideally for students aged 13+ due to content. Pop this resource up in your classroom, library or communal areas to encourage reading for pleasure and a culture of reading at your school! For more reading related resources, please take a look at my shop.

If you want to create a culture of reading at your school or college, this colourful A3 poster could be just the trick! This resource highlights 12 famous and iconic works of art and then matches them with modern, relevant teen and young adult books! Each are themed together with three connected topics, such as ‘crime’ and ‘identity’. By linking books with some recognisable artworks, it is hoped that they can become more accessible as students can understand more about their content. This can be a great way to encourage students’ reading for pleasure! Use this resource around your insitution, uniting the art department with whole school/college reading for pleasure! For more reading related resources, please check out the rest of my shop.

As part of the English curriculum at GCSE is to study a Shakespeare play, this fab poster includes five of the plays that feature on the most popular exam boards for GSCE English, AQA and Edexcel. For each play, I’ve highlighted several modern teen and adult books that are based on that specific play. This poster is intended to grab students’ attention and potentially direct them to more modern and accessible texts with central themes from Shakespeare’s plays, in order to further aid learning and understanding. Reading the books that are featured may also help to encourage reading for pleasure and is perfect for more able readers who want to read around their subjects.

Want to encourage reading for pleasure in your school, which is actually linked to the PSHRE/PSHE curriculum? This resource could well be perfect for you! This resource contains nine different PSHRE themed A4 page posters. The titles include the following; Race Disabilities Wellbeing and Mental Health LGBTQA+ Faith, Spirituality and Religion School Life Home Life Hobbies The World Around Us On each page are 16 book covers with headers that are linked to that particular theme and are modern, noteworthy children’s books that would appeal to Key Stage 2 and 3 students. It is hoped that by reading about some of these books, students can identify with and see themselves with some of the characters, helping to deal with real life issues that they could be experiencing . The posters are also hoped to broaden their reading choices, as well as develop empathy and understanding. Accelerated Reader levels are also included. Print out and pop this stunning set of resources in classrooms, your school library or even the reception area so that parents and visitors can see how much you value reading and the wellbeing of your students.

Ensuring that all of your students can understand what they read is incredibly important. Comprehension is a fundamental principle for learning. So how can you develop students’ comprehension skills? This handy worksheet resource is a very good start! Pop this in whatever book your students are reading, and ask them to get into the habit of writing a one sentence summary of what they’ve just read. Get them to do it after every time they read, whether at school or at home. This will mean that every time they then come back to their book, they can read their own summary, which is more likely to trigger memories of reading the book. It also means that as they are reading, they know they are going to have to write a summary sentence when they’ve finished, so they are more aware and focused on the plot/characters/events within the book. This is particularly useful for when teaching SEN or low ability students! By the time they’ve finished reading their book, they will have a mostly complete worksheet and series of sentences that they can reflect on for writing book reviews! Plus, you can see clear evidence of them actually reading! For more reading for pleasure resources, please check out the rest of my shop!

If your class is about to move up to secondary school then check out this perfect resource for you! This A3 poster features several fiction books, with stories that specifically focus on characters that are about to begin secondary school. Many illustrate some of the challenges they face, as well as some of the positives of such a big change. It is hoped that students who are about to go to big school will be able to read about these experiences, which may help to alleviate any real anxieties and issues they have in real life. All books are ideal for Year 6 students to read, and are a diverse and inclusive collection. Feel free to pop up in your classroom, or re-size and print out as leaflets to give to students. This is a completely free resource! For more reading and book related resources, please visit my shop.

Check out this fab new colour A4 poster, which showcases some of this year’s upcoming films that have been adapted from books! This poster depicts six films/books and comes with summaries of each. It’s perfect for primary school aged children or those fairly new to secondary school - there are no young adult books so this poster is widely suitable for any youngster. If your pupils love watching movies then these might spark their interest and encourage them to read the book to compare. This poster is a great starting point for discussions about reading and books…and is completely free to download and print out! For other reading for pleasure resources, please visit my shop!