Reading
Reading Age Tests
GL Reading Assessments
YARC (York Assessment of Reading For Comprehension)
Ebooks and Audio Books
Students should read for pleasure as much as possible. However, if students have limited access to bound books, reading material can be downloaded for free here:
• LANCASHIRE LIBRARIES (if students have a library card) ebooks. Also, audio versions are available.
• LANCASHIRE LIBRARIES. Free articles to read.
• Gutenberg Free ebooks (for copies of GCSE texts)
• Audible Currently free audio books for young people.
• Kindle app Lots of free books available.
• BBC Classic Stories Audio versions of key classic works of literature.
• Also, various authors have posted on various platforms videos of themselves reading their books online. See examples here: