{"title":"Home page","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-reading-fluency-handbook","title":"The Reading Fluency Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePre-order now. The Handbook is published on 26 October 2026, and pre-ordered copies will be posted by Friday 6 November 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eI believe fluency is the missing piece in primary reading.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for the child I have taught many times, in different schools and under different names. They are in Year 4. They have a reading book in their tray and it has been there for at least a couple of weeks. When the room goes quiet after lunch they take it out, open it near the middle and look at it. If I ask them about it they tell me it is good. If I ask them to read a page aloud they can do it, more or less, if I wait. They understand limited amounts of what they read. They read with little expression and certainly no joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst 'fluently' made its way into the 2014 National Curriculum, what it actually meant and how you teach it, unlike phonics, was never specified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy fluency is the missing piece, and what the evidence says\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Reading Fluency Programme, from assessment to a half term at a glance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Playbook: fourteen techniques, step by step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Toolkit: ten tools for words, phrases and texts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssessment passages for all nine stages, photocopiable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSimon Sharp has been in education for twenty years and a headteacher for ten.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe book\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e164 pages, full colour, Royal format (156 × 234 mm), paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN 978-1-995779-09-6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Nectarwood Press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted in the UK, UK postage included, usually with you in 7–10 working days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdering for a school? Pay by pro-forma invoice with your PO number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso on Kindle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prefer to read on screen? \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0HNR4ZG48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ePre-order the Kindle edition on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e, out on 26 October 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nectarwood Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59142700794191,"sku":"9781995779096","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/2233\/4031\/files\/Reading_Fluency_Handbook_-_cover.jpg?v=1792529038"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.readingfluency.co.uk\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"Reading Fluency","version":"1.0","type":"link"}