Oliver Sykes – författare

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.I’m at Denbigh Castle with Mum and her boyfriend Andrew. It’s cold and wet, but I’m here because I need “closure”, apparently. Grandad died two weeks ago, and Andrew gave Anwen, the falcon Grandad cared for, to his friend Rhys who owns Fantastic Falcons. Rhys and his falcons are here at the castle, so this is where I get to see Anwen one last time. I’ve had to say goodbye to Grandad, but why should I have to say goodbye to Anwen as well?Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.Fluency 10 books have a word count of 5760 words with an expected reading rate of 120 words per minute.When the Sykes family’s neighbour Doreen gets rushed to hospital, Oliver is left alone standing in her back garden holding her 10-week-old puppy. As Oliver gazes down at the puppy’s lost little face, he makes a promise: to care for her until Doreen gets back. But is it a promise he can keep?

Little Wandle Code ensures effective reading intervention in early KS3. It is an all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme, accompanied by 10 age-appropriate fully decodable anthologies and 3 workbooks, to support students who are not meeting age-related expectations when they begin secondary school. The Disappearance of January Dustand Other Stories is the final anthology for the Complete the Code pathway. It is designed for students who may have gaps in their phonic knowledge which might be masked by coping strategies.The fully decodable anthology includes 4 texts for Unit 14 in Complete the Code.The anthologies enable students to practise the code, broaden their vocabulary, develop comprehension, improve fluency, and motivate independent reading.Designed to look like the books their peers are reading, the anthologies include: A variety of content: fiction and non-fiction, featuring a wide range of text types, genres, and well-known authorsLevelled practice: stories with varied word counts, length and complexity to provide sufficient practice, flexibility and choiceAppealing visuals: a range of illustration and photographic styles to motivate and engage KS3 readers.The anthologies are fully integrated within the Code programme and are supported by teacher and text notes available from the Little Wandle Code subscription.