Tag / Non-fiction
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Reading non-fiction is as important as reading fiction
How can we grab and keep a young reader’s interest? There is something rather special about non-fiction literature. Non-fiction texts are just as able to grab and keep a young reader’s interest as works…
April 11, 2025 -
It’s non-fiction November
How can we grab and keep a young reader’s interest? Non-fiction texts are just as able to grab a young reader’s interest as works of fiction.
November 21, 2024 -
What is a bookworm?
I am the definition of a bookworm – I always have at least one book on the go and a large stack waiting to be read…
December 14, 2023 -
The value of being real
Books containing high quality authentic fiction extracts or non-fiction passages. Introduce the skills needed for KS2 SATs and 11+ Reading Comprehension papers.
September 20, 2023 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
Marvellous weather has been happening this week. The sheep in the field behind our office seem to be really enjoying the sunshine too.
June 15, 2023 -
We have a crisis
How can we help children to be able to distinguish factual information from fantasy?
September 27, 2022 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications? (1 September 2022)
I always love to receive copies of our new books. Today we received copies of Kate Heap’s latest edition to the Developing Reading Comprehension Skills series.
September 1, 2022 -
Battling Child Illiteracy
We are now more dependent on the media than ever, yet England’s critically high illiteracy rates are hindering our understanding of it. How can we increase the youngest generation’s non-fiction comprehension, so…
July 8, 2022
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