Scholastic Reading Spine: Teacher’s Guide

Inspire and delight children with contemporary, diverse and engaging texts that will spark a lifelong love of reading for pleasure. Scholastic’s Reading Spine contains 56 high-quality contemporary fiction and non-fiction children’s books from a range of publishers for ages 4-11 and this Teacher’s Guide. The Teacher’s Guide contains guidance on creating a reading spine in school and the importance on building a school reading culture and reading for pleasure, along with book notes for each of the 56 titles. Book notes include: A summary of each title including genre and themes Pointers to guide teachers through the reading process Book talk notes to help generate discussion and promote oracy Series Information Scholastic’s Reading Spine is a selection of high-quality contemporary fiction and non-fiction texts to read-aloud and share in the classroom. Designed to reflect a wide range of interests, perspectives and experiences, this Reading Spine encourages children to explore different topics and discover what they love. The core set of stories for each year group 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 Containing 56 contemporary children’s books, 8 books per year group from ages 4 to 11, this selection of acclaimed children’s books have been carefully curated as the best read-alouds for the whole class. Spark children’s interest with strong narratives and explore topics that deepen their understanding of the world around them. Extend learning and explore texts with teacher’s notes, discussion ideas and cross-curricular links. Receive a free Teacher’s Guide when you purchase a Year Group Set. Simply order your chosen book set and you’ll receive instructions on how to access your free digital teacher’s guide with your order. This Teacher’s Guide is a digital download (not a physical book).