I share my thoughts about the PEE acronym and its usefulness (or not) for answering extended comprehension questions in Key Stage 2.

Assessing writing can be complicated and time consuming. In this article we take a look at a few ways to simplify the process and introduce you to the Primary English Writing Assessment Grids.

If you’re looking to promote your reading for pleasure provision, developing your library is likely to be part of your plans. In this article, we provide you with a selection of practical ideas to help you run a library club.

Vocabulary links, articles and resources from across the Primary English website collated on one easy to navigate page.

If you’re looking for inspiration, we’ve collated a short list of quotes from children’s books that are sure to help you out.

The works of Shakespeare are read and enjoyed the world over. But is it worth studying them in primary school and are there any advantage in doing so? In this article, I consider some of the reasons I think it’s worth including Shakespeare in your Key Stage 2 curriculum provision.

Want to know more about close reading? This short article tells you more…

A selection of books about refugees suitable for children in Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2.

As we celebrate Mother’s Day this month, our children’s book expert shares her recommended books about mums.

You know how hard it is to pull all the strands of literacy together so that everything makes sense. And, you know how important it is to teach this huge range of literacy skills in a context that makes sense to the children. That’s why so many of us choose to use children’s books as the stimulus for our literacy learning. In this article, I open a window on my approach to planning literacy learning with children’s books.

A collection of children’s books to help you mark Holocaust Memorial Day with primary age children.

A selection of winter and Christmas themed books from our children’s reading expert, Joy Court.

A selection of books curated by our children’s book expert, Joy Court, in recognition on Non-Fiction November.

Reading aloud to children is one of the most important things we can do and choosing the right books is vital. In this article we explore some of the ways to choose books that will help all children enjoy your Storytime sessions.

New releases and old favourites chosen to ensure that you have a spookily good time reading this Halloween.

Read about our Representative Reading Spine, a spine of inclusive books designed to support diversity and reading for pleasure in Primary Schools. Devised and created by experts from Coventry Schools Library Service and Primary English, it’s a reading spine that inspires, connects and engages children through high quality texts from contemporary authors and illustrators.

Poetry book recommendations from children’s literature expert, Joy Court.

If you’re looking for books on the theme of going Back to School, this selection is just the thing. With fabulous recommendations and links to other content on the Primary English website, it’s here to help you launch the new year in a bookishly good way!

Retrieval is a key reading skill whether you’re teaching comprehension through Guided, Close or Whole Class Reading. In this short article we share some quick and easy techniques to help your class retrieve key information from texts. All of the suggestions here are lo-fi and designed to save you time whilst have a clear focus on retrieving and recording key information from texts.

With the holidays fast approaching I am sure everybody is thinking about how to keep children reading over the summer, so the theme this month is Humour! Funny books are the perfect way to engage children’s interest, which also makes them great read-alouds for an end of the day / end of the term classroom treat.