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Why Read On is perfect for upper KS2 reading

Why Read On is perfect for upper KS2 reading

Whole class reading is a time for teaching the skills of reading, such as prediction, inference, and retrieval. It is also a time where the class comes together to share a book. In these shared <a...

5 min

Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World

Martin Luther King Jr: How the Boy at the Back of the Bus Changed the World

Poet Antoinette Brooks, author and illustrator of story in verse ‘The Boy at the Back of the Bus’, delves into how Martin Luther King Jr’s teenage stand helped him change history.

4 min

Shinoy and The Chaos Crew – The new Big Cat series for reluctant readers

Shinoy and The Chaos Crew – The new Big Cat series for reluctant readers

Reluctant readers are a small group of children who can read but choose not to. Meeting their needs can be extremely challenging, but now Big Cat has a series of books to help this special group...

5 min

Drawing Stories with Neill Cameron

Drawing Stories with Neill Cameron

A uniquely brilliant thing about comics is simply that they tell a story through drawings.

3 min