Supporting the National Year of Reading 2026

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.

Short Reads Non-Fiction

Short Reads Fiction

Decodable Texts

Short Reads Decodables provides children with short texts for deep dives, matched to their reading ability. Pupils read, re-read, discuss and respond in writing about topics, helping them to develop wider comprehension skills using close reading.

Each box contains 40 decodable fiction and non-fiction cards (six copies of each) matched to one of the most commonly used validated SSPs in primary schools, and an accompanying teacher’s guide.

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