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Welcome to The Reading Jackdaw. I hope to feed hungry readers and create an appetite for reading through a range of reading resources, book lists, recommendations, reviews, expertise, support and creativity.

Welcome to The Reading Jackdaw. I hope to feed hungry readers and create an appetite for reading through a range of reading resources, book lists, recommendations, reviews, expertise, support and creativity.
Olympians and Paralympians who are also writers
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Olympians and Paralympians who are also writers

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Three sheets showing Olympians and Paralympians who have written fiction for children and young people, it shows their Olympic careers and achievements and the names of their books. this resources would complement any Olympic display in your school, classroom or library.
Building a R4P Culture in your school, a strategic approach
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Building a R4P Culture in your school, a strategic approach

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This 8 page booklet gives practical and realistic small steps to building a R4P culture in your whole school community, small steps that build a solid foundation to flourish as a R4P school The 2023 Government Reading Framework advocates a strategic approach to nurturing a reading habit rather than relying on an eclectic mix of activities. This booklet aims to provide practical ideas on how to develop a strategic approach to motivate pupils to read, including developing a R4P pedagogy, giving staff time to develop their knowledge of texts, providing space and time to read and chat about books, providing access to diverse texts, monitoring attitudes and behaviours during R4P time and building reading communities.
Ooops You Got Caught Reading certificates
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Ooops You Got Caught Reading certificates

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Fun certificates to reward reading for pleasure where you might not necessarily expect it, award a small prize along with the certificate when you find a child reading in the playground, walking around school, in the lunch queue. I have found that they start reading in the hope to be caught!
Fiction Menu Bookmarks
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Fiction Menu Bookmarks

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Bookmarks with a fiction menu of ten or more book recommendations, each age group has four different genre bookmarks, so that there are over forty recommendations for each age group. Years 3&4, Years 5&6 and Years 7&8 are currently available to buy allowing you to print them out as many times as you would like.
Book Quest 12+
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Book Quest 12+

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24 Book related challenges, activities and questions that require no previous reading, perfect for a class or group activity in the classroom or library. Get them to complete a line, a diagonal or a full house for added entertainment.
Book Quest 14+
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Book Quest 14+

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24 Book related challenges, activities and questions that require no previous reading, perfect for a class or group activity in the classroom or library. Get them to complete a line, a diagonal or a full house for added entertainment.
Book Quest (9-12)
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Book Quest (9-12)

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A book quest for 9 to 12 year olds that does not necessarily require the pupil to have read the books so perfect for class or group activities. Individuals or groups can work at researching a line, diagonal or a full house.
Olympic Sports Fiction Book List  YR to 14+
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Olympic Sports Fiction Book List YR to 14+

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A comprehensive list of fiction to match over half of the Olympic sports at Paris 2024. For all school ages from Reception to 14+ this list includes information on Olympians and Paralympians who have written fiction and will complement any Olympic display that you are planning for the library or classroom.
My Bookshelf- Template
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My Bookshelf- Template

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A fun template for readers to fill in with their favourite reads, current reads, this term’s reads or whatever books they would like to use.