Starting to read

We stock a wide range of books and series to support children learning to read. 

Reading schemes are a series of books that have been carefully written to support the process of learning to read and to help children make progress as readers. 

Early Readers bridge the gap between picture books and reading alone; accessible illustrated stories. With Early Reader books you can moving children gently away from picture books and gradually increase the amount of text.

We stock Oxford Reading Tree, Red Rocket Readers, Storyworlds, DK Readers, Wolf Hill, Usborne Farmyard Tales, Colour Young Puffin, Usborne Young Reading,  O’Brien Pandas and Flyers, Reading Ladder, Orion Early Readers and Happy Families series. 

Dyslexia Resources

We stock a complete collection of super-readable books by Barrington Stoke.  This publisher specialises in 'cracking reading', publishing super-readable children’s books that break down the barriers that can stop children getting into reading. Their short fiction brings together the very best children’s authors and illustrators with a host of unique accessibility features to offer cracking reads accessible to more children including those with dyslexia or visual stress.

They have developed a dyslexia-friendly font, pioneered the use of tinted paper and publish short, achievable books from an amazing range of authors including Michael Morpurgo and Malorie Blackman.

Incorporate Literacy and Numeracy Learning into Everyday Life

The short videos below suggest ways adults/families can incorporate literacy and numeracy learning into everyday life.

https://www.tcd.ie/Education/research/Family-Digital-Literacy/LiteracyOnTheLoose/

https://www.tcd.ie/Education/research/NumeracyInTheNow/