2022 Ofsted report from a School who have been running the Reading Road Map for several years;
'“Older pupils enjoy reading regularly in school, including in the welcoming library space. Pupils readily discuss what they like about their favourite authors. They are also very enthusiastic about the ‘reading road map’, which sets them a goal of reading 40 books over the year. In classrooms, teachers have developed attractive spaces for reading. They suggest books with the aim of broadening pupils’ experience of authors and genres.”
The Reading Road Map is a reading for pleasure initiative aimed at broadening children's reading horizons.
There are maps for Years 1&2 (the Adventure Map), 3&4, 5&6 and Years 7&8.
All the titles on each map (other than the Classics genre) have been published within the last 12 months, and no author has more than 1 title per map.
We believe that the best way to increase literacy levels and imbed a reading culture in schools is through reading for pleasure. We’ve found that the children in schools who participate in the Road Maps read a wider range of books and discuss reading with their peers more than they would before. The Reading Road Maps give a reading structure that schools can use in many different ways. Some use it as a reading challenge between children, classes and year groups, others run it as their home reading resource. The Reading Road Maps are flexible enough to be used in different ways that suit the particular needs of a school.
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