Key Stage 1 (P2/P3) reading resources from Scholastic

Give children the skills they need to develop a lifelong love of reading.

PM Reading
Scholastic Reading Spine
Read & Respond
Short Reads
Fast Finishers
Marie Clay
PM Level 1 Magenta x10

PM Reading

PM is the largest and most finely levelled reading programme in the UK, with a pedagogically sound, proven approach to making every child a successful, balanced reader.

The PM collection contains over 1,000 carefully levelled fiction and non-fiction texts, organised by series strand and by colour band. Ideal for shared, guided and independent reading, PM can be easily implemented across the whole school or class, or simply used to top up reading resources.

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Scholastic Reading Spine

The Scholastic Reading Spine is a selection of high-quality contemporary fiction and non-fiction texts to read-aloud and share in the classroom.

  • A core set of stories for each year group that encourages children to read often and widely
  • Spark interest with strong narratives and explore topics that deepen children’s understanding
  • Extend learning and promote oracy and informal book talk with supportive teacher’s notes
  • Build fluency and share with parents to foster strong home-school reading links
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We Sang Across the Sea

Read & Respond

Transform your literacy outcomes and engage your whole school in reading. Inspire and delight children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure.

  • Build a whole-school literacy programme based on the best children’s books.
  • Foster reading for pleasure with stories from acclaimed and award-winning authors.
  • Prepare with confidence with essential teacher’s books and supportive resources.
  • Save hours of preparation time with ready-to-use print and digital resources.
  • Boost guided reading in every year group with detailed teachers notes.
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Short Reads

Develop comprehension skills with close reading of short texts and cards. Ideal for group reading and discussion.

  • Motivate your class with snappy quick reading on high-interest topics.
  • Challenge children to read deeply, and to discuss and analyse what they have read.
  • Have fun with inspiring creative activities for reading, peer discussion and writing.
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Fast Finishers English

Fast Finishers English

Engage fast finishers with quick comprehension activities based on high-interest topics, and deepen children’s understanding of fiction and non-fiction text types.

  • Flexible, ready-to-use task cards including over 100 activities.
  • Suitable for use independently or for group work.
  • Ideal for use at the end of a lesson or for homework activities.

Each set of Fast Finishers task cards includes comprehension activities covering prediction, inference, character, setting, point of view, tone and much more.

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Marie Clay

Marie Clay is the most trusted guidance for teachers managing early literacy including Reading Recovery.

For three decades Marie M. Clay has been acknowledged as a world leader in research on literacy learning. This collection provides essential support for early literacy intervention, including vital professional development for training and specialist teachers, as well as trustworthy resources to aid with the delivery of the PM reading programme and more – all to help put reading at the heart of your school.

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