Frequently asked questions
Rigby Star Independent and the renewed Framework
Rigby Star Independent offers a wide range of engaging stories and non-fiction texts for children to gain meaningful practice of core skills during their Independent Reading. The series has been specially designed to support and reinforce the word recognition and language comprehension skills taught in other literacy sessions.
The Rigby Star Independent Programme Organisers give you comprehensive teaching support, including links from every book through to the renewed Framework teaching objectives.
Using Rigby Star Independent in the classroom
How can Rigby Star Independent help to reinforce the learning from a Guided Reading session?
Every
Rigby Star Independent story has been linked to a Guided Reading objective from the NLS Framework. The stories encourage children to apply all the skills they have learned in Guided Reading to their Independent Reading – including prediction, comprehension, and strategies for decoding unknown words.
How does Rigby Star Independent help to build children’s confidence as readers?
Rigby Star Independent has been carefully levelled to Book Bands for Guided Reading. The books are at a slightly easier level than the equivalent Guided Readers so that children are able to tackle the stories on their own. A successful and enjoyable reading experience will really boost children’s confidence!
How does Rigby Star Independent really motivate children to want to read?
Rigby Star Independent features 84 lively stories by some of the best-loved children’s authors and illustrators. Engaging, humorous and original stories with superb illustrations offer children a rich variety of reading experiences that they will want to return to again and again.