Read & Respond

Read & Respond will help you to inspire a love of reading with best-loved children’s books. A flexible literacy programme based on over 70 classic children’s books it will help you to engage all of your pupils regardless of their age or stage.

The Read & Respond Programme
Choose your favourite children’s book… then bring it to the life in the classroom with a range of resources.

Read & Respond starts with the very best children’s books. Save up to 8% when you stock up on class packs of children’s books. Available in sets of 6 for small group reading and 30 for whole-class reading.

Our tried-and-trusted teacher’s books are packed with dozens of teaching ideas for Key Stages 1 and 2, including activities for guided and shared reading, writing, speaking, listening and assessing children’s understanding. Each teacher’s book is accompanied by a CD-ROM of interactive activities and printable resources to use in the classroom. Take a look inside.

New planning and guided reading resources will help you to implement Read & Respond as a whole-school literacy programme. Guided Reading Books help to bring together a range of Read & Respond resources for every year group and provide detailed notes to help boost children’s comprehension and problem-solving skills. The new Planning Guide includes a suggested teaching structure to help you implement Read & Respond as a whole-school reading programme covering Years 1-6.

You can now extend your Read & Respond library with our new range of Key Stage 2 Classroom Classics. Mix and match these tiles with the selection of core Read & Respond books to deliver engaging literacy lessons your pupils will love. See the full range of Classroom Classics.