The Literary Leaves are a suite of book-based comprehension resources for Y2-Y6 designed to support teachers with the teaching of reading, using whole books, rather than extracts. They are created for use in a whole-class reading session or a guided reading session when the skills of reading comprehension are being taught.
Each Literary Leaf has 10-20 session notes, with each session focussing on a particular skill or two, ensuring that children secure these deeply. In many cases the same question stem is used several times to ensure the teacher can model how to answer this type of question, before the children have the opportunity to apply it themselves.
The leaves are not meant to replace teacher’s own planning but should support the teacher with asking the right questions at the right time and planning for activities that help children to become critical readers.
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KS: Literary Leaves, R & KS1
Year Group: Year 2
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3, Year 4
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KS: Literary Leaves, Upper KS2
Year Group: Year 5
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KS: Literary Leaves, Upper KS2
Year Group: Year 6
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 4
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 4
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 4
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
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KS: Literary Leaves, Upper KS2
Year Group: Year 5
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KS: Literary Leaves, Upper KS2
Year Group: Year 6
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KS: Literary Leaves, Upper KS2
Year Group: Year 5
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KS: Literary Leaves, R & KS1
Year Group: Year 2
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
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KS: Literary Leaves, Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 4
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KS: Literary Leaves, R & KS1
Year Group: Year 2
"My class couldn’t put Beetle Boy down and the Literary Leaf for it offered great opportunities for discussion and engagement. I, along with my students, always looked forward to our reading lessons. The activities were simple yet offered opportunities for rich discussion, complex inference and, most importantly, they created a learning environment where a love of reading was at the forefront. My whole class could access the learning and enjoyed taking part in it. After finishing the book, many of them rushed home to convince their parents to buy the next book in the series. Some children even thanked me for it in their end of year thank you cards!"
Erica Van Driel, Y5 Class teacher, Streatham Wells Primary, Lambeth
Suitable for: New teachers at existing Literary Curriculum schools, schools new to the the Literary Curriculum
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