Lorna Doone article in the Telegraph with reading recommendations for reluctant boy readers. Selznick B, The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a beautifully illustrated novel.
Gaiman N, is often cited as writing particularly popular books for dyslexics. Often the illustrations do not compromise on the difficulty of the text, such as in the illustrated full Shakespeare plays.īarrington Stoke is the dyslexic publisher. They have some advice for teaching reluctant readers.Įagland J, Wild Song – a re-telling of The Tempest Illustrated or abridged works can be particularly popular with children who find reading a challenge. The Diamonds of Drury Lane, etcĬhristie, A. We have split the following book list into various sections to enable it to be as user friendly as possible: War Stories: This is another reason to ensure that children are reading across a diverse range of books at this stage.
Often, older texts (that are out of copyright protection) are used in the eleven plus exams and we have also seen a wider use of poetry in recent years. It is helpful to have book lists to refer to that help with this and of course school or home librarians are well placed to also offer guidance on this. It is also important when studying for 11plus exams to have a sensible balance between different genres as well as making sure good quality literature is included on a regular basis. At this age, we also recommend daily independent reading for 30 minutes and of course this is always helped with the use of audiobooks or being read to aloud. By this point, ideally, we would want our children to have caught the ‘reading bug’ and enjoy reading a wide range of different texts as well as knowing where and how to search for new titles. They are starting to develop the independence and autonomy to seek out their own reading books and decide how to incorporate reading into their daily routine. Reading List for children in Year 5, Year 6 and Year 7 (Age 9 to 11)Ĭhildren studying for the 11 plus exams are at a key point in their school reading journey.
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