Summer Holiday Reading Challenge Reading challenges can be a fun and effective way to encourage children to read more and improve their reading skills. Here are a few ideas for reading challenges that you can use with your primary school-aged children: The...
Reading with your Children Why is reading so important? It broadens vocabulary. It allows children to immerse themselves in a different world. It gets their creative juices flowing and stimulates thinking imaginatively. It expands their understanding of the world...
Children’s Magazines Children’s magazines are a great way to get your child into reading and to encourage a love of learning! There are some fantastic magazines out there for all different ages. Magazines cater for a wide variety of interests and are packed full...
Helping your Child with Comprehension Comprehension is a task in which children have to read and answer questions about a particular passage of English literature (poetry, fiction or non-fiction). In the 11+ exams, whether they are for grammar or independent schools,...
What books should my child be reading? Are you stuck for reading book ideas for your child?Here are some ideas to get you going! Reception: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin JnrWhere’s Spot? by Eric HillThe Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric...
Starting School Books We’ve compiled a list of books for supporting children who are starting school in September.If you have read others which you recommend, please let us know so we can read it and add to our list! Going to School by Rose Blake This...
