LITERACY

Recommended Books

Year 1 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Make demands on young reader’sdeveloping phonological knowledge

• Present features of language and tecniques that are used for effect

• Include helpul words, ideas and pictures to children

• Engage the reader’s interest

• Use large, clear type

Suggested texts:

Year 1 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 1 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presentedtexts

• Consistent use of non-fictionbooks organizational features

• Use a range of featurestopresent and explain information

Suggested texts:

1. Word books with pictureword match

2. Books about basic concepts3. Alphabet books; simple

picture dictionaries4. First person reports;

questions and answerformatd

5. Descriptions

Year 2 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Reflect the demands of children’sphonological knowledge and vocabulary

• Provide models og good literacylanguage, rhythm, rhyme and sequence

• Ofer a wide range of stories

• Include accessible and familiar themesand subjects

• Include both well-established and recent fiction written in a range of styles

and techniques

•Engage the interest of young readers

Suggested texts:

Year 2 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 2 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presentedtexts

• Consistent use of non-fictionbooks organizational features

• Use a range of features topresent and explain information

Suggested texts:

1. Aphabet book2. Picture dictionary with

simple spelling checklist3. Non-chronological and

chronologically organisedtext

4. Range of print scripts, fontsand sizes; various textual layouts

5. Various ilustrative forms

Year 3 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Make demands on children’sdeveloping vocabulary, and theirability to read complex sentences

• Require reading to be sustained

• Show how authors portraycharacters, setting and plot through

dialogue, action and interaction

• Include traditional and classic storiesand poems

• Represent a range of techniques and styles

Suggested texts:

Year 3 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 2 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presentedtexts

• Consistent use of non-fictionbooks organizational features

• Use a range of featurestopresent and explain information

Suggested texts:

1. Non-chronologically text2. Chronological texts3. Simple explanations,

instructions4. Different books on the

same topic5. Dictionary with simple

definitons6. Various additional non-

fiction organisationalfeatures

Year 4 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Include more complex structuresand figurative language

• Include characterisation and eventswhich challenge pupils’ understanding

• Include stories and poems withmore sustained plots, descriptions

and interactions

• Require a deeper response

• Represent a range of genres

Suggested texts:

Year 4 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 2 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presented textsin a variety of layouts

• Consistent use of non-fiction booksorganizational features

• Use a range of featuresto presentand explain information

•Technical and specialist vocabulary

•Oportunities for sustained reading

Suggested texts:

1. Varied non-fictionorganisational features and print styles

2. Paragraphing of blocks of text

3. A range of formats and notations

4. Dictionary with more detailed information, thesaurus

Year 5 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Make demands on children’sgrowing understanding of how

characters and plots are developedand placed throughout a book

• Provide a variety of approaches totelling a narrative

• Exemplifying a wide range of more complex structures ideas and

underlying themes

• Engage the interest of childrenthrough style and content

Suggested texts:

Year 5 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 2 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presented textsin a variety of layouts

• Consistent use of non-fiction booksorganizational features

• Use a range of featuresto presentand explain information

•Technical and specialist vocabulary

•Oportunities for sustained reading

Suggested texts:

1. Varied presentations of keypoints, supported bylonger blocks of text

2. Different writing forms

Year 6 - Fiction

Suggested criteria for choise:

Text which:

• Challenge children’s understandingof author techniques and narrative

devices

•Make increased demands onchildren’s ability to sustain their

reading

•Provide a range of settings in termsof time and place

•Represent a range of genres

•Including significant authors

Suggested texts:

Year 6 – Non Fiction

All books selected for use in Year 2 should provides:

• Accurate information

• Well written, clearly presented textsin a variety of layouts

• Consistent use of non-fiction booksorganizational features

• Use a range of featuresto presentand explain information

•Technical and specialist vocabulary

•Oportunities for sustained reading

Suggested texts:

1. Range of presentations and notations

2. Thematically and conventionally organisedencyclopaedia