Our School Reading Canon gives students the opportunity to experience a diverse range of texts through shared reading, listening and discussion, supporting the development of their reading fluency, vocabulary and wider understanding
WHY?
- It has been proven that when we read to students, fluency barriers disappear meaning those who may struggle with reading can still experience the story and be exposed to rich cultural topics and a wealth of vocabulary.
- Reading aloud aids comprehension because of the way teachers read. Our modelled reading helps students understand where emphasis should be placed in the text and helps students to experience the drama intended by the writer.
- Reading began as a social phenomenon where families would sit together and read for pleasure. This is sometimes lost in the age of the Smart phone and Social Media – we want to recapture that magic!
WHICH BOOKS ARE ON OFFER?
Our selection of books have been specifically chosen to ensure students are exposed to a mixture of books that:
- Support, supplement or extend curriculum provision
- Are fiction and non-fiction
- Are contemporary and classic
- Are diverse and inclusive – championing texts from a wide range of perspectives, highlighting female writers, BAME heritages, LGBTQ+ narratives and a positive representation of physical and hidden disabilities.
- Are simply fantastic books that we can learn a lot from!
Please take a look at our selection below and ask your child which book they are reading
| Year 7 | Year 8 | Year 9 |
| The Secret of Haven Point by Lisette Auton | Two Weeks with the Queen by Morris Gleitzman | Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes |
| Coraline by Neil Gaiman | *Boy by Roald Dahl | The Pearl by John Steinbeck |
| Holes by Louis Sachar | Eight Pieces of Silva by Patrice Lawrence | Stone Cold by Robert Swindells |
| Welcome to Nowhere by Elizabeth Laird | The Chrysalids by John Wyndham | The Book Thief by Markus Zusak |
| The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | Face by Benjamin Zephaniah | Black Flamingo by Dean Atta |
| *The Diary of a Young Girl, Anne Frank | A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness | *Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly |
* = non-fiction
