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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.
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
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.
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
Fiction Bookmarks Year 3-8 (KS2&3)
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Fiction Bookmarks Year 3-8 (KS2&3)

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This resource includes 4 bookmarks for each of the year groups: Years 3&4, Years 5&6 and Years 7&8 with a fiction menu of ten or more titles on each bookmark and 4 bookmarks for each age group there are over forty recommendations for each age group. Each age group has a different bookmark for: Empathy, Fantasy, Adventure/Thrillers and Funny and includes a diverse range of authors, characters, narrative styles and lengths. Bookmarks were created in March 2024. For other Year group booklists check out my other booklists on TES
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