It would be helpful to have information about popular books read for pleasure by pupils.
Guidance from school on what the children are reading at home - are the books I'm giving my child challenging enough?
I'd like a list of books that my child should be reading at home
I'd like help with supporting KS2 comprehension
Reading for pleasure is crucial if you want your child to enjoy reading. At school they get challenging texts and learn skills to help with deeper understanding of what they read. If they want to read challenging books at home, that is great, but if they are enjoying reading, that is equally important. The more your child reads, the better they will get at reading, then hopefully they will enjoy it more! If every book read is challenging, then reading becomes hard work and something to be avoided. After a busy day at school, your child may want an "easy read", which they can enjoy without having to think too hard about the content - I know that is true of a lot of adults too!
However, I appreciate that you will want to read with your child and support them as they develop the skills of being fluent readers. To help you with this, Sheridan Sutton, our Reading Leader, will be setting up a page on this website with information such as questions that you can ask your child about the text read, recommended authors and how our reading scheme works.
If you have any ideas of other information about reading that could be included, please contact Sheridan.