Charlton School

Dear Parent / Carer,

I hope this email finds you safe and well.

At Charlton we take pride in being a reading school and as such, ensure your child reads for a minimum of 15 minutes a day with a fortnightly library session (during one of their English lessons) in which they are given a full hour to read independently. Students also use this time to quiz on the books they have read using our Accelerated Reader programme.

This is not something we wish to lose over the course of the school’s closure. I am therefore inviting you to make use of the fantastic reading facilities available to your child whilst studying from home.

Telford and Wrekin library offers an invaluable online opportunity for adults and young people alike to read a range of ebooks. This format can be accessed via the website(https://telford.overdrive.com/) . Alternatively, students can download the app that will allow them access to reading materials on their phones or portable devices.

To access this service, they or a family member need a library card and a pin number to log into the site. Any family without a library card can join online; however, you do have to be over 16 to do this online so a parent/guardian would have to do it on behalf of the student; this process takes less than 5 minutes to do.

This can be done here: https://www.telford.gov.uk/info/1012/libraries/3/join_the_library/2 

From here you will be given a temporary card number and pin to be able to log in and read immediately!

Additionally, I have also ensured that students are able to continue quizzing on their books using the Accelerated Reader programme which they can now access from home.

I have compiled a list of Accelerated Reader texts that can be accessed through the Telford and Wrekin online library:

20 books to read in Lockdown:

1. The Brilliant World of Tom Gates – Tom Gates
2. Epic Adventure – Tom Gates
3. Biscuit Bands and Very big Plans – Tom Gates
4. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland – Lewis Carrol
5. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck – Jeff Kinney
6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul – Jeff Kinney
7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules – Jeff Kinney
8. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School – Jeff Kinney
9. Goosebumps: Horrorland – R.L.Stine
10. A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness
11. Wed Wabbit – Lissa Evans
12. The Hundred-Mile-an Hour Dog – Jeremy Strong
13. Double Dork Diaries – Rachel Renee Russel
14. Crush Catastrophe - Rachel Renee Russel
15. Flamingo Boy – Michael Morpurgo
16. Homecoming - Michael Morpurgo
17. The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
18. Heidi – Johanna Spyri
19. Anne of the Island – L. M. Montgomery
20. Black Beauty – Anna Sewell

Lastly, I have attached the Education Endowment Funds ‘7 Top Tips to Support Reading at Home’. This document offers further advice and guidance on how to support young people with reading during school closure.

Best wishes

Mr P Robinson

Literacy Coordinator