Primary EYFS, KS1 & KS2 Reading Schemes of Work
The reading schemes below include those which support whole-class and carousel guided reading. We also list schemes of work for writing, spelling and grammar.as well as dedicated reading intervention programmes. You an also access our list of primary reading materials.
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Pathways to Read
The Literacy Company
Pathways to Read is a programme designed to equip pupils from Year 1 onwards with key skills to move through the reading process towards becoming competent and fluent readers. The units provide progressive development of reading skills that follow our mastery approach. Pathways to Read units are linked to high-quality texts and provide clear and detailed lesson plans that ensure engaging and purposeful reading lessons. Each unit of work is expected to last a half-term, and there are 6 whole-class reading sessions provided per unit.
Pathways to Read incorporates a variety of activities and tasks at every level, allowing pupils to enhance their vocabulary, make predictions, retrieve information and respond effectively using their mastery keys.
The units can be used as a standalone programme or thematically alongside our award-winning Pathways to Write programme to encourage a whole-school curriculum approach with the opportunity for topics to link across all year groups.
For Years 1 - 6
Features
Detailed whole class reading plans for each unit with clear and supportive PowerPoints for each whole class reading session to ease teachers’ workload
Progressive development of reading comprehension skills following a mastery approach
Introductory training materials and a progression document to support mixed-age classes
Ability to create a bespoke package from over 50 units based on inspiring and creative texts that links creatively to the wider curriculum when combined with our Pathways to Write product
Reading assessment grids
Pathways to Read provides three categories of skills developed each half-term:
Ongoing skills: Linked to text choices and achieved through a selection of teaching activities
Core skills: Prediction, vocabulary development and retrieval
Mastery Skills: 2-3 objectives are focused on for pupils to master over the course of the half-term
Staff Training & Support
The Literacy Company offer a range of training and support delivered face to face (distance dependent), online or via downloadable training modules.
We have a range of Pathways Literacy programmes supporting writing, intervention, spelling and poetry. Find out more here.
Cost
Pathways to Read Full Package Y1-Y6 - £1675+VAT
Pathways to Read Y2-Y6 - £1575+VAT
Single Year Group Y2-Y6 (Y1 only) - £325.00+VAT (£150.00+VAT)
We offer discounts on full packages to small schools to ensure that Pathways to Read is accessible and affordable for all schools. Please get in touch to enquire about this.
Please note that this is a one-time purchase and not a subscription model. The supporting texts are available at up to 30% off from our partners at Peters, visit our page on their website here.
Click here to read about the impact that Pathways to Read has had in schools.
If you have any questions, please contact us at pathways@theliteracycompany.co.uk · 01244 445050 · Visit Website
Ready Steady Read Together
Literacy Counts
(formerly known as Ready Steady Comprehension or Steps to Read)
Ready Steady Read Together is a high-quality shared reading resource for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. It supports the explicit teaching of reading skills through carefully structured, evidence-informed units. Each unit centres around a high-quality text and provides fully planned daily reading lessons that enable children to deepen comprehension, develop fluency and build vocabulary. This digitised programme helps schools to establish a consistent, whole-class approach to reading. It includes digital teaching slides, step-by-step lesson guidance and carefully chosen extracts from fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Reading skills and strategies are taught explicitly and revisited regularly to ensure deep understanding and long-term retention.
Ready Steady Read Together is designed to align with the statutory curriculum for reading, while offering meaningful links to the wider curriculum.
For Years 2 – 6
Features
Whole-class Shared Reading plans for daily teaching
Easy-to-follow digital lesson slides and teaching guides
Focus on comprehension, fluency and vocabulary development
Carefully chosen fiction, non-fiction and poetry extracts
Built-in reading skills progression
Apply Activities to support retrieval and written responses
Cost
Ready Steady Read Together is available as a digital annual membership. This includes access to all units, interactive teaching slides, lesson plans and CPD content. For a one-form entry school, the first-year membership cost is £595. Sample content and bespoke costings for larger schools or MATs are available upon request. Visit Ready Steady Read Together to find out more. Please note: Vehicle Texts are not included in the price of the scheme.
Staff Training & Support
There is essential training to ensure successful implementation. This ensures all your practitioners and leadership team are confident and secure in delivering reading lessons that improve outcomes for your children. The essential training includes 4-Part Launch Modules, a Leadership Consultancy Day and a Professional Development Meeting. We also offer Additional Consultancy Support Days to ensure long-term, sustainable impact. These may include Book Looks, Learning Walks and tailored school support, all delivered by Literacy Counts’ expert team.
Please contact hello@literacycounts.co.uk for more information or to discuss your school’s requirements · Visit Website · Free Sample · Free Info Webinar
Collins Big Cat
Collins
Collins Big Cat is the leading whole-school primary reading scheme providing complete support from phonics to fluency. With a rich variety of text types, from graphic novels to poetry, instruction texts to biographies, there’s over 1,500 fiction and non-fiction books by leading authors and illustrators to excite and inspire every child.
Big Cat books are perfect for independent, guided and whole-class reading. The books are designed to appeal to different age groups, reading levels and interests, ensuring a diverse selection that encourages children to read for pleasure often and widely.
Browse our full catalogue here.
For Years Reception - Year 6
Features
Over 1,500 beautiful books that all undergo a rigorous process to ensure they are accurate, engaging and appropriately levelled.
Free, comprehensive teaching and assessment support for every book, including downloadable lesson plans and resource sheets.
Award-winning phonics programmes, including books and classroom resources created for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.
Whole-school or singular year group ebook library subscriptions to support home learning and front-of-class teaching.
Exclusive content from Big Cat authors and illustrators to support children’s enjoyment of reading.
Staff Training & Support
Our local sales consultants are happy to discuss any questions and put together a quote that suits your school’s needs and budget. Our friendly Customer Services team is also on hand to help and includes a dedicated Digital Support Team, who can assist with any queries about our online resources or ebooks. You can reach them at collins.co.uk/contact.
Cost
Books start from just £4.75. The easiest and best value way to Big Cat is our banded sets, which come with a built-in 20% discount. You can also target specific areas of the curriculum with our cross-curricular collections – save 20% when you buy every book in a collection.
Go to collins.co.uk/BigCat to find out more · Visit website · Read Catalogue · Testimonials · education@harpercollins.co.uk · 01484 668 148
Bug Club
Pearson
Years EYFS - 6
Subscription or One-off Purchase
Pearson's Bug Club eBook Library supports all children to develop a lifelong love of reading. With resources for Independent, Guided, and Shared Reading, as well as Reading for Pleasure, we have all you need to support every child’s journey to reading enjoyment and fluency.
Cambridge Reading Adventures
Cambridge University Press
Years Reception - 6
One-off Purchase
Learners can explore space, sail with pirate queens and travel back to the Ice Age with Cambridge Reading Adventure's diverse range of fiction and non-fiction. We've developed the series with experts at the UCL Institute of Education's International Literacy Centre to provide structured progression through book bands, helping learners become confident, independent readers
Engage Literacy
Raintree
Years Reception - 6
One-off Purchase
Engage Literacy is an award-winning programme perfect for guided, independent and shared reading. With more than 380 fiction and non-fiction books available, organised by level and by book band, it can be easily implemented as a whole school programme, or to top up existing reading resources.
Oxford Reading Tree
Oxford University Press
Years Reception - 6
One-off Purchase
Oxford Reading Tree is a trusted collection of engaging fiction and non-fiction books for young readers. Our extensive reading collection provides a variety of writing styles, genres, and artwork, and has taught over 30 million children how to read and to love to read.
Power of Reading
CLPE
Years Reception - 6
Subscription
The Power of Reading is CLPE’s proven professional development programme that supports your primary school to evolve a high quality literacy curriculum which develops reading comprehension and writing composition, and fosters a whole school love of reading and writing.
Reading Plus
Reading Solutions
Years 3 - 6
Subscription
Reading Solutions UK is the home of Reading Plus – the online reading development programme that engages pupils and makes it easy to evidence impact. Improve reading speed and fluency, increase vocabulary – and accelerate reading comprehension.
Rhino Readers
Twinkl
Years EYFS - 6
Subscription
Our whole-school reading scheme. Help children love reading and set firm foundations for their entire learning journeys with books they don’t want to put down.ur whole-school reading scheme. Help children love reading and set firm foundations for their entire learning journeys with books they don’t want to put down.
The Fluency Factory
Manic Street Teachers
Years 2 - 6
Annual Subscription
The Fluency Factory resource is a comprehensive whole class reading fluency scheme for schools. The resource provides teachers with the tools and skills needed to teach whole class reading fluency consistently from Year 2 to Year 6. With a focus on repeated reading, echo/choral reading and reader's theatre, the scheme offers daily sessions and short-burst texts to improve children's reading speed, improve accuracy and develop prosody.
Evidence-informed lesson structures and supporting materials ensures that all children can develop fluency whilst using progressively more challenging fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts.
