Key Stage 2 reading resources from Scholastic

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.

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.

Short Reads

Develop comprehension skills with challenging close reading on exciting fiction and non-fiction topics. Graded by Lexile Level, each Short Reads box contains six sets of 40 themed group reading cards to share with your pupils.

• Challenging fiction and non-fiction topics for children to explore and explain.
• Motivate the whole class with snappy, fast reads and high-interest topics.
• Build writing skills with ‘Write about Reading’ tasks.
• Ideal for group reading sessions and independent reading.
• Develop close reading skills with finely-levelled texts matched to children’s reading levels.

Connectors

Connectors is a groundbreaking reciprocal reading series for peer-to-peer learning: an ideal way to make the most of your Pupil Premium for disadvantaged learners.

• Narrow the attainment gap, named as a key priority by the Department for Education.
• Make guided reading time as effective as possible.
• Improve literacy, leadership skills and metacognition.
• Spark curiosity and debate.
• Improve motivation and behaviour.
• Include every learner.
• Obtain high-impact benefits for low costs