The Full Story
Reading at INSW
"Language and literacy provide us with the building blocks not just for academic success, but for fulfilling careers and rewarding lives"
Education Endowment Foundation
Our Reading Books
Yr 7
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The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
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‘Our Day Out’ by Willy Russell
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‘Nature Poetry’ including;
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‘The Tempest’ by William Shakespeare
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Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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Once by Morris Gleitzman
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Then by Morris Gleitzman
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A Different Sort of Normal by Abigail Balfe
Yr 8
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‘Stone Cold’ by Robert Swindells changing to ‘Ruby in the Smoke’ by Philip Pullman in September 2024.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ by William Shakespeare
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Holes by Louis Sachar
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Identity Poetry
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Non Fiction Newspaper Articles
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Holes by Louis Sachar
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The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
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Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah (Diversity)
Yr 9
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Gothic Literature
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Noughts and Crosses’ by Malorie Blackman.
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‘Range of famous speeches from Shakespeare’s plays.
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I am Malaha by Malala Yousafzai with Christina Lamb
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The Boxer by Nikesh Shulka
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
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Myths and Legends - Range of short stories
KS 4
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Range of fictional extracts with a focus on Dystopian genre.
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Non-fiction extracts
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Learners who study English Literature will be given the opportunity to read texts such as
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‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare,‘A Christmas Carol’ by Charles Dickens and the ‘AQA Power and Conflict Anthology’.
INWS Reading Mission
EEF 1: Develop pupils’ language capabilities
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EEF 2: Support pupils to develop fluent reading capabilities
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EEF 3: Teach reading comprehension strategies through modelling and supported practice
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EEF 4: Teach writing composition strategies through modelling and supported practice
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EEF 5: Develop pupils’ transcription and sentence construction skills through extensive practice
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EEF 6: Target teaching and support by accurately assessing pupil needs
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EEF 7: Use high quality structured interventions to help pupils who are struggling with their literacy
Vision
To deliver a holistic, broad and creative recovery curriculum and develop your pupils' confidence and motivation around reading, writing and communication.
Reading Enrichment
At INWS, we foster a lifelong love of reading that extends far beyond the classroom walls. To inspire our students, we regularly host author visits, guest speakers, and run a Reader of the Week award with prizes. Each term concludes with our Reader of the Term celebration, where students visit the local library and enjoy treats at a café while browsing for their next favorite book.
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Our students also share the joy of reading within our wider community, whether visiting early years settings to read to young children or visiting local shelters to read to animals.
Read-along with.....
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
Play and listen to the audiobooks to promote reading for pleasure for your child.