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.

This A3 colour poster features a collection of 12 first lines of some modern young teen books. All books were published either late 2023 or early 2024 and are appropriate for late Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and possibly even some 6th Form students. All books are of quality and showcase a diverse range of authors and their books. This fab poster is intended to encourage reading for pleasure as well as widen students’ personal reading choices.

This A3 colour poster features a collection of 12 first lines of some modern young teen books. All books were published either late 2023 or early 2024 and are appropriate for late Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3 and even some Key Stage 4 students. All books are of quality and showcase a diverse range of authors and their books. This fab poster is intended to encourage reading for pleasure as well as widen students’ personal reading choices.

Want to foster whole school literacy in your school? Don’t know how to link PE 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 PE 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 PE 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, enhance knowledge and widen 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?!

Pop these colourful and visual bookmarks in your classrooms or library for students to use in their books. This is a set of 12 individual bookmarks with the first lines of some modern young adult books. All books were published either late 2023 or early 2024 and are appropriate for KS3 and KS4 students. They are intended to encourage reading for pleasure as well as widen students’ reading choices. Many will want to collect the complete set, so just print out as many as you need.

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? Are you a Geography teacher and don’t know how to link Geography with English and reading? Try these! These two sized 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 geography 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 Geography 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?!

Want to foster whole school literacy in your school? Don’t know how to link Science 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 science 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 science 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?!

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.

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!

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.

Pop these colourful and visual bookmarks in your school or classroom library for students to use in their books. This is a set of 12 individual bookmarks with the first lines of some modern children’s books. All books were published either late 2023 or early 2024 and are appropriate for KS2 and KS3 students. They are intended to encourage reading for pleasure as well as widen students’ reading choices. Many will want to collect the complete set, so just print out as many as you need.

This stunning and visual double-sided poster is in A4 size. Colourful and attractive, this poster pitches famous modern musicians with their young adult author icon perfect matches. Singers most popular songs/books are listed and have been matched as they are similar in song/book style or theme as well as author’s own personality and identity. This poster was updated in June 2024. It is double sided or can be printed side by side and aims to attract reluctant readers, who may be more familiar with music artists in popular culture. It is intended to promote authors who students may not recognise, helping to encourage reading for pleasure. Suitable for Key Stage 4+ (ages 13+). Ideal for your school library, classrooms or reception to emphasise that your school has a pclear culture of reading. Perfect for English and Music departments too!

This six page complete lesson plan is intended to focus on the value of books and reading. Book ‘speed dating’ is a fun and innovative way to expose students to new kinds of books and generate discussion, interest and more positive attitudes to reading. Whether you have lots of reluctant readers or more able students, everyone will want to take part in this exciting, immersive lesson! Lesson Objectives; Introduces students to a variety of different authors, genres, or book titles that may be completely unfamiliar to them Encourages students to broaden and extend their reading habits and preferences Builds students’ confidence with reading Encourages reading for pleasure Comes with a step-by-step guide for running the lesson, a book suggestions sheet of some fantastic new books (all published in 2023) that you could acquire, as well as student recording sheets for making notes from discussions.

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.

Create a whole school approach to literacy/reading with these eye-catching and visual book lists for your primary school or academy. This is a comprehensive set of TEN core subject departmental curriculum linked book lists, that feature topics actually covered on the Key Stage 2 curriculum. This resource is intended to inspire and encourage reading for pleasure for pupils. But also to concrete subject-specific knowledge, technical concepts and vocabulary. Subjects include: Maths, Science, History, Geography, Computing, Art, D+T, Music, PE, and MFL. They are perfect for linking modern children’s literature with the subjects and topics that pupils learn about in school and are hoped will inspire further reading and discussions between students and teachers. All posters are differentiated and are organised by author surname so that all books can be found easily in any library. These fab posters can be printed out and placed around school, or even given out directly to pupils and their families. Other reading for pleasure resources are also available to buy in my shop.