Hoping to get some advice from phonic experts.
I am a volunteer at my childrens school. I have been asked to work with a group of struggling readers. Most are in ks1 which is fine as all they really need is extra phonic and reading practice but I have a couple of children in upper ks2 as well. Its the Ks2 ones that worry me as from the little I have seen so far they are massively behind and I need to take them back to basics with phonics. Herein lies the problem, given their ages they are not wanting to use the ks1 decodeable reading books as they are seen as babyish. I doubt the school will invest in any other materials so am looking for ideas of things that I can do with them that might inspire them a bit. It was quite sad to speak to them this week as they have no interest at all in learning to read and see no point in it. Even when I asked them what they wanted to do when they grow up they just shrugged. The mere mention of the word phonics caused raised eye brows from them and a here we go again attitude. I have spoken to the senco and there is no apparent sen in these children just laziness and a general lack of enthusiasm for learning. Any tips or ideas on how I can try to engage these children and make them see how amazing it is to be able to read. What resources can I use that would be age appropriate for this age group. Thanks for any advice.