Reading
Reading Plus
Log ins for Reading Plus are in children’s study logs. Please log in to enjoy reading a wide range of texts and practise comprehension. Children should try to complete at least one reading lesson at home each week.
Sora
Every child at MJS has a log in to our Marchwood online library, called Sora, in their study log; it is the same as their google log in. This is available online as a website, or as a free downloadable app on phones or tablets. Here the children can take out eBooks or audio books to read or listen to. This is an excellent resource as it has thousands of books, with many more being added all the time. In particular, the audio books offer children the opportunity to enjoy books that perhaps they would find difficult to read for themselves.
Reading At Home
Must Reads
Each year group has six books which have been chosen as must reads for that age group. They have been carefully selected so that throughout their time at MJS, the children encounter a wide range of genres, themes, authors and narratives. We encourage the children to work their way through these, trying to read all six each year. Although these books are at a suitable level for each year group, some children may struggle to read them independently and so may need, or just prefer, to have them read to them.
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Year 3 |
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Cliffhanger, by Jacqueline Wilson |
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A Bear Called Paddington, by Michael Bond |
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Agent Asha: Mission Shark Bytes, by Sophie Deen |
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Me and Mister P, by Maria Farrer |
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Mammoth Academy, by Neal Layton |
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Velda the Awesomest Viking and the Ginormous Frost Giants, by David MacPhail |
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Year 4 |
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The Butterfly Lion, by Michael Morpurgo |
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Anisha, Accidental Detective, by Serena Patel |
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Knights and Bikes, by Gabrielle Kent |
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George’s Marvellous Medicine, by Roald Dahl |
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Poems Aloud, by Joseph Coelho |
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The 13-Storey Treehouse, by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton |
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Year 5 |
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My Brother is a Superhero, by David Solomons |
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The Girl Who Stole An Elephant, by Nizrana Farook |
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Runaway Robot, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce |
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Varjak Paw, by S.F Said |
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Oranges In No Man’s Land, by Elizabeth Laird |
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The Lady Of Shalott, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson |
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Year 6 |
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Malamander, by Thomas Taylor |
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Sky Hawk, by Gill Lewis |
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The Boy at the Back of the Class, by Onjali Q Rauf |
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Amari and the Night Brothers, by B. B. Alston |
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War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo |
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A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E. by Malorie Blackman |
Recommended Book Lists
Please see the lists below.