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Literacy > Core Resources > Kingscourt Reading
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KS 2 Core Books |
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R. Ages
8-12
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Core Literacy KS2
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48 Levelled Guided Readers
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Example pages from Uncle Tease - Year 3 - Friends and Freindship
Core Books KS2
48 titles
Complete novels covering Book Bands Lime to Magenta with extra activities for enhancing comprehension, writing, analytical and investigative skills, taught through books which cover a range of text type and are exciting to read.
- A variety of text type to teach higher order reading skills from reading age 8 – 12.
- Each book is supported by a teacher’s book called ’Questioning the Text‘ which includes:
- A before you read section.
- While you read section which highlighting vocabulary to watch out for.
- And comprehension questions to assess the pupils understanding of the text including inferential questions.
- Many titles also have a support book called ‘The Writers Craft’. This takes extracts from the books and enables pupils to develop their writing skills through a variety of activities (fully photocopiable) including:
- Shared writing opportunities.
- Proof reading.
- Editing.
- Share ideas and justifications.
- Examine author’s style and attempt to write the next section of the text.
‘….bright and interesting books covering a variety of styles and text types including non-fiction’
‘This is a great resource which encourages children’s love of books and which is helping to develop reading and writing skills across all our year groups.’
Uncle Tease
- Text type: Reaslitic Fiction
- Age: 8.5 - 9.5
- Study Focus: Adjectives, characterisation, recognising points of view.
- Follow-Up Activities: Making summaries, character webs, research reports.
Teaching Notes
Each title has detailed Teaching Notes to develop skills and to test comprehension.
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Understanding the Writer's Craft
- Pupils have an extract from their guided reader and complete a variety of tasks.
- Answers are provided in answer book.
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