Reading for Pleasure - Knowledge Hub

Reading role models and multiple 'reading influencers' play a really important role in encouraging children to read for pleasure. They can be a variety of different people, from parents, to teachers, to wider family members or even their peers.

Social reading is sharing reading materials with others to encourage discussion and reading for pleasure.

The Five Finger Rule is a method used to help younger children select books that are appropriate for their reading level.

The Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD) is a tool to help children to choose books with a suitable level of challenge.

Non-Fiction November ideas and resources for teachers.

How to select Reading Ambassadors and ideas for their roles and responsibilities in school.

Creating engaged readers and a reading for pleasure community in school.

Lexile levels are a useful tool for matching readers to appropriate texts and for monitoring reading progression. Here is an overview of what Lexiles are and how they can be used.

An article explaining what whole class reading is. As well as the pros and cons of this approach to reading.

Decoding is the ability to sound out unfamiliar words.

On Pageticker, when children finish a book they can choose to write a book review if they wish to. This article outlines one way to structure a book review.

Vipers is an acronym used in the UK reading curriculum to develop their comprehension.