Tag / Reading Content Domains
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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 -
Contemporary literature extracts to keep pupils engaged
Support KS2 pupils in maintaining positive attitudes to reading. There are so many incredible books being published every month by authors who are striving to entertain, educate and inspire their readers. How…
January 29, 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 -
Celebrate World Poetry Day with lions in the garden!
Download ‘Lions in the Garden’ for World Poetry Day. You will also get a mixture of short and long question types linked to the reading content domains to try.
March 11, 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 -
Confident readers / good readers…
It is undeniably true that good readers are normally confident readers. While of course confident readers are invariably good readers. So which one does one seek to boost first?
September 27, 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 makes success?
Practise the retrieval and recording of information and develop the ability to answer inference, prediction and sequencing questions.
June 14, 2023 -
What’s been happening at Brilliant Publications?
How do we commission artwork? We like to use a variety of illustration styles in our books so that they look fresh and different. Having said that, we are very fortunate to…
January 13, 2023 -
What’s the difference between fact and fiction?
What’s the difference between history and fiction? It’s a valid question as we ensure children understand the difference between what is real and what is not.
November 8, 2022
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