This also doubles up for assessing children’s comprehension.
This is a nice feature as it gives children an incentive to read with a purpose. Some pages in the books contain hotspots which link to questions which children answer to earn points. In ‘My Books’ pupils can select an eBook they want to read or have read to them. The Pupil Area of the Bug Club is very easy to use. This is a no holds barred full access offer, so pass the word and make the most of it. I accessed the free 90-day trial at the Bug Club website. It’s easily the best reading programme I’ve seen in 15 years of teaching and the perfect marriage of print and digital resources. Bug Club from Pearson is a whole-school, phonically-based 24/7 reading programme which connects online eBooks with printed books to teach and inspire children to read. Teaching computer savvy children to value reading as an activity, to find pleasure in books of all kinds and become real readers is crucial but far from easy, but I think I know where to start.
