Getting ready for reading at nursery

Early reading specialist Emily Guille-Marrett shares her top tips to get your child ready to start reading. Read more >

What are reading schemes and why do they matter?

Educational publishing expert Andrea Quincey explains why reading schemes are important, and what the different colours, bands and levels actually mean.

Oxford Reading Tree & Levels: parent guide

A parent guide to Oxford Reading Tree and Biff, Chip and Kipper. Use our reading level chart to discover what reading levels and book bands mean, and find out your child's reading level.

Oxford Levels: How to support your 7–11-year-old’s reading development

Find out how Oxford Levels and levelled readers can support and develop your child's reading skills even after they've learned how to read.

Reading: Age 9–10 (Year 5)

In Year 5, your child will be encouraged to read widely. Find out how to encourage them at home as they discover different types of language and writing.

5 top tips to keep reading at home

It's more important than ever to keep your child reading at home this term and over the summer holidays. Camilla Macoun shares her tips.

Reading: Age 7–8 (Year 3)

Children in Year 3 will hopefully be on the way to becoming a confident, independent readers. Find out how you can support their reading development at home.

Reading for pleasure

Not only does reading for pleasure improve children’s well-being, but it can be directly linked to children’s success at school and beyond. Get tips and book recommendations to encourage your child to read more.

Reading at Home

Developing reading skills as your child gets older

Once your child has mastered phonics and word-reading, where do they go next? Here are our ideas to keep your 7–11-year-old's reading skills developing.

Reading schemes, Levels, and Stages

Learn about reading schemes (or programmes) and Oxford Levels, and find out how they're used to help your child progress with reading at school.

Reading: Age 6–7 (Year 2)

Children age 6–7 will continue to build up a range of reading skills. Find out what you can do at home to support your child’s reading development.

Reading: Age 10–11 (Year 6)

By Year 6, your child will hopefully be reading independently at home and school. Find out how to encourage a love of reading in your child.

Supporting your child to develop their reading comprehension skills

Some tips to support your child as they begin to understand the concept of a story and start improving their reading comprehension.

How reading programmes can help junior readers

Once your child has mastered decoding, it can be liberating to choose whatever books they like – but there are still benefits to structured reading schemes.