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A Teacher’s Guide to Narrowing the Reading Gap in Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
Posted: April 04, 2025
Over a quarter of 11-year-olds in England leave primary school without meeting the expected standard in reading (DfE, 2023). By KS3, struggling readers risk falling even further behind, affecting their confidence, academic success, and future opportunities. Poor reading ability not only impacts English lessons but hinders progress across the curriculum, widening the attainment gap and limiting life chances. Without intervention, struggling and reluctant readers are at risk of disengaging from education altogether.
This blog will explore what the current reading trends are among young people, why many KS2 and KS3 students struggle to meet expected standards, how teachers can implement practical, evidence-based strategies to support them, and where they can find resources for this.
MorePosted: March 13, 2025
Approximately 20% of children enter secondary school with reading or vocabulary skills two years or more behind the expected standard (Education Business, 2023).
As learning in primary education increasingly relies on literacy, pupils who struggle to read miss out on essential curriculum content, accumulate less vocabulary and knowledge, and embody the reality that "the word-rich get richer, while the word-poor get poorer." This often leads to withdrawal, anxiety, or disruptive behaviour as they attempt to mask their difficulties.
MorePosted: February 13, 2025
"All of our children have the right to see themselves reflected in the stories available to them. Diversity is more than just seeing yourself reflected in the world of literature, it's about others being able to see you too. Every child should have a voice. No child should be invisible." Malorie Blackman, Children's Laureate 2013–2015
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Badger Learning provides a plethora of Early Years Resources, Primary Resources and Secondary Resources, all designed to cater for a wide range of abilities, learning styles and budgets.
Our website is an interactive hub of resources, and features our latest books, sample materials and new ranges such as our Ebooks for Reluctant readers, which have been written and produced to appeal to those readers who require high Interest fiction and non fiction but at lower reading ages.
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