[Key Stage 2] Inspiring children who have limited experience and limited reading

Manorfield Primary School (London), a state school located in a socioeconomically challenged area.

What they were looking to achieve

• To boost reading for pleasure at home and school.
• To give reluctant readers more choice and enjoyment due to interactive elements.
• To offer quality, purposeful, independent reading activities during carousel guided reading time

Why they recommend Fiction Express to other teachers

• Fiction Express is a great tool to get children reading and enjoying their reading.
• Excellent per-pupil price given the extensive Fiction Express content and complementary functionalities in comparison to traditional paper books
• Very good quality

Impact on pupils’ learning

• Fiction Express has a huge impact on children’s enjoyment of reading. It actually transferred from FE into books and we see children engage in a much richer way.
• Children are now able to articulate why they like texts, why they like reading. The enjoyment of reading just shines through.
• Fiction Express builds vocabulary through the online glossary.
• Children can read anywhere, don’t need to take a book. Great if they’ve forgotten to take a book home.

Enhancement of teachers’ work

• Teachers can monitor quickly and easily children’s reading habits and progress through tracking.
• We can motivate our students to read more by rewarding the heavy readers through competitions in each class.
• Saves teachers time when planning meaningful reading activities.
• Fiction Express introduces teachers to quality writing and new authors.