Reading
Research has shown that reading for pleasure makes a big difference to children’s educational performance. Children who read for enjoyment every day not only perform better in reading test than those who don’t, but also develop a broader vocabulary, increased general knowledge and a better understanding of other cultures. In fact, reading for pleasure is more likely to determine whether a child does well at school than their social or economic background.
Learning to read is about listening and understanding as well as working out what’s printed on the page. Through hearing stories, children are exposed to a wide range of words. This helps them build their own vocabulary and improve their understanding when they listen, which is vital as they start to read. Below is a suggested reading list for your child over the summer holidays.
Year 6 Summer Reading List
Try and read five of these books over the holidays.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Boy X by Dan Smith
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Demolition Dad by Phil Earle
El Deafo by Cece Bell
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
Holes by Louis Sachar
How to Capture an Invisible Cat by Paul Tobin
Murder Most Unladylike by Robin Stevens
My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish by Mo O’Hara
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Perijee and Me by Ross Montgomery
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell
She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans
The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Dreamsnatcher by Abi Elphinstone
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
The School For Good and Evil by Soman Chainini
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt