Shortlisted for the UK Literacy Association's Academic Book Award 2021 The Bloomsbury Handbook of Reading Perspectives and Practices focuses on the experiences of reading from a young age to maturity and the different ways reading is encountered: in other words, the processes involved as well as the outcomes. The international group of experts, within both teaching and academia, focuses on reading in school: how is it taught? What is taught? How is it assessed? Controversial issues are explored: the acquisition of phonics; teaching the canon, including or ignoring digital texts; the advent of standards-based tests. The contributions also consider people's biographies of reading, their memories of reading in school and their current views on literature. Together, this well-edited volume provides a more complete view of reading than is currently on offer, exploring all aspects of what it means to be literate and how we define being literate.

Age: 4-5 (Reception) Level: EYFS Subject: phonics, reading In this wordless non-fiction book, find out what happens to a tiny seed when it is planted, watered and left to grow in the sunshine. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop an understanding of how stories work Suitable for children aged 4-5 (Reception) Phonics phase: 1 This book aligns with Letters and Sounds (2007) Phase 1. This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Bug Club books are designed to help children enjoy learning to read. For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club.

Interest ages: 4-5 (Reception) Level: EYFS Subject: phonics In this wordless fiction book, Tad the Monster and his friend Mit plant a magic seed and watch it grow! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop an understanding of how stories work Suitable for children aged 4-5 (Reception) Phonics phase: 1 This book aligns with Letters and Sounds (2007) Phase 1. This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Bug Club books are designed to help children enjoy learning to read. For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club.