Kids Reading | Book Reviews | Stories

Reading Room
The Ed Zone

Ed@School

Subscribe to RSS web feed or email newsletter!

HELPING KIDS READ

Hi, I'm Ed. And welcome to all you parents and grandparents out there who want to help your children read better. Ed's Reading Room for Owlets (7 and under) and Owls (7 and over) is a FREE reading skills resource for parents, grandparents and teachers who want to encourage boys and girls to read more by exploring exciting, recently published books, discussing them and learning from them.

All the book reviews and reading activities in Ed's Reading Room have been created with the help of my best friend, teacher Maggie Humphreys. The one question parents always ask Maggie is: 'Which books will improve my children's reading skills?' Well, here is the answer - let Maggie speak for herself!

REGISTER FOR ED'S BOOK OF THE MONTH REVIEWS

Each month in Ed's Reading Room we select inspirational books to improve kids' reading to:

develop English skills by being introduced to new authors
improve literacy skills using the printable fun reading activities - book reviews, quizzes, wordsearches, poetry - for Ed's monthly book selections
fire their imagination through fun reading
keep them motivated and improve confidence in literacy skills

KIDS' STORIES

read Ed's Edventures and meet Ed's Friends in Edtime Stories
children's stories full of lovable and roguish characters
original stories for kids for fun reading

FAMILY READING AND READING TOGETHER

Exciting, recently published books are at the heart of our whole approach to family reading and reading together. Improve children's reading skills, enjoying Ed's Books of the Month:

on their own or with a friend
with a parent or grandparent
with a teacher or in a group at school

Through Ed’s Reading Room, my daughter has been introduced to many new authors and lots of exciting adventures. Great fun!
Mrs T D, Slough, Berkshire

Our members of Ed’s Reading Room really enjoy reading for pleasure, the new books and the activities.
Mrs J C, Headteacher, Surrey

Ed’s Reading Room is very popular in our school. The children enjoy the books and activities. The parents feel it motivates their children’s reading.
Mrs LD Deputy Headteacher, Staines, Middx

I have seen a marked improvement in my son’s reading since he began Ed’s Reading Room.
Mrs G H, Staines, Middlesex

Ed is a top owl!
Alice, age 9, Windsor, Berkshire

In addition to enjoying Ed's Reading Room on your own at home, you may wish to start your own Ed's Reading Room with others. You could set up Ed's Reading Room with friends, family members - even just a child with a grandparent - or neighbours, meeting either at home, a library, a community centre or some other suitable venue. Or you could ask your local school to run an Ed's Reading Room - see Ed@School.

Some people might want to set up an Ed's Reading Room online, sharing Ed's Reading Room book selections by email and discussing them with children, friends, family members and teachers at school. Either way, Ed's Reading Room is a free tool that you can customise any way you wish.

> > > more details

How can Ed’s Reading Room improve children’s reading skills?

"Our members of Ed's Reading Room really enjoy reading for pleasure, the new books and the activities."
Headteacher, Surrey, UK

>>> more