Links to useful sites which promote reading
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Share a Story Corner scroll down to access various titles
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Chapter One Scroll past the KS1 titles to listen to authors reading the first chapter of books for older readers
Whole books or extracts read by the authors. Click on the link on the sheet or scan the QR code
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Audio Stories BBC Selection of audio stories with some simple animation
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BBC School Radio Excellent resource for listening skills and imagination
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Listen and Play BBC teach school radio Develop listening skills in young children to help them discriminate between sounds
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Abi Elphinstone If you're a fan of Sky Song or Ever Dark, explore Abi's website and hear her talk about writing her adventures.
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Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Chapters 1 & 2. You can access other chapters when you have finished listening.
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The Boy in the Tower - Polly Ho Yen 1st Chapter. You can access more chapters once you have finished listening
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Chicken House Books Cooped Up Kids A selection of stories and author interviews
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Oxford Owl After registering for a free account, you have access to over 250 children’s audio books that can be used in the classroom. The book text is not part of the presentation, so students will not be able to follow along as it is read to them.
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Storyline Online Lots of stories read by famous people (American)