Sneak Peak ! World Book Day 2015

Here are some of the free books Highlands LRC are providing for WBD. World Book Day is next Thursday, 5th March.  To help us celebrate each year 7 (&some Year 8's..not everyone due to a lack of stock) student will receive a book in pm reg on the day.  Happy reading everyone!

Highlands LRC for dyslexic & reluctant readers Part 2

Resources and handouts from the presentation today;

Videos about dyslexia

Books for Dyslexics @ Highlands LRC

I am also creating book lists using the reading website Goodreads which include summaries of the books and which will be updated regularly.  Why not ask your child to pick a book that they are interested in from the list and borrow it from the school library?

General dyslexic book list

Dyslexic books for girls
(Plenty of books on the general list ar esuitable for girls but I often find that girls studying at KS3 level have different tastes to boys and htis list was compiled with that in mind.)

List of book apps which may encourage reluctant readers in a way that traditional print can't.

Information about Apps for Dyslexia

Beating Dyslexia website

Highlands LRC for dyslexic & reluctant readers Part 1

Have fun reading with your kids final from highlandslibrarian

Jake Gyllenhaal read the poem "Dulce et Decorum Est," by Wilfred Owen

The Soldier by Rupert Brooke: Read by Sophie Okonedo | Remembering World...

Nike soccer commercial. Pablo Neruda poem.

Patrick Stewart reads to Autumn by John Clare

Sonnet 18 by David Tenant (Wiliam Shakespeare)

Dulce Et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen: Read by Christopher Eccleston | Re...

John Keats- Ode to a Nightingale

Year 9 Poetry Videos

Poetry comes alive when it is read.  You can hear the magic of the words when they are spoken aloud.  This can completely change the meaning of them poem.

Library Highlights January & February 2015!

Visit to Year 7 by poet & author Sarah Crossan

Introduction to Translation

with MFL department

using beautiful Spanish & Italian 

picture books lent to Highlands by the

Italian Culture Institute

Lego Club

A kind colleague has donated some 

unwanted lego and 

we now have two boxes for students 

to construct things with during lunch or break.

Other projects;

Year 7 have been shadowing the Enfield Book Award with Enfield libraries in library lessons

We have started a Manga Club, Mondays in the library after school, all welcome

"It's my belief if you don't like reading, you just haven't found the right book yet."

Do you agree with this quote by Marcus Sedgwick? Plenty more like it in the article below: 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/31541605

Artist Brian Dettmar finds new uses for encyclopedias

"Maybe the reference book was never the right format for non-linear information.." Brain Dettmar, really interesting idea. I'm never quite sure what to do with old reference books in the library and this video gives me ideas for how we could use them at Highlands.

Blue Peter Book Awards 2015..Winners announced on World Book Day 2015!

Have a look at the books nominated for this year's  Blue Peter award.

Blue Peter Book Award Nominations

We don't have any of the books in the library yet!  Which ones would you like to see here?  Have a look at the video and write your suggestion here.

CBBC have a very good book website.  There is also an interview with Jeff Kinney on their page.