We strongly believe in the above quoted phrase, as learning to read is one of the most important things that children can learn in school as it is fundamental to accessing all areas of learning and functioning in today’s society.

• Children are discretely taught whole-class sessions focusing on the VIPERS reading skills in both their English lessons and across wider areas of the curriculum
• High-quality texts drive children’s English lessons and inspire outcomes
• We have a well-stocked library and children have timetabled library sessions each week
• Every classroom has ’50 books to read before Year X’ which have been carefully selected to challenge, stimulate and inspire the young readers we have. The reading of these books are encouraged and monitored in every class and should be on children’s tables to encourage free-reading at points throughout the day
• A wide range of texts on display in corridors for children to select and take home, read and return
• Our home/school reading scheme focusses on children reading aloud to adults to support with fluency, comprehension and understanding
• There is a 3 tiered book borrowing system in place – book banded books, teacher support in choosing appropriate texts and free readers
• For children in need, a carefully created book banding system has been put in place to support their reading level and is phonemically appropriate – these are assessed regularly and result in children progressing through quickly
• Reading challenges and competitions promote reading at home and support reading for pleasure and a life-long love of reading
• Teachers and a range of staff model their own reading passions and interests through whole school assemblies, corridor displays, classroom door posters and reading their own texts during shared reading time
• Fun-Read-Friday is an established reading approach in which children are paired across the school and share their current reading book and ask/answer questions about their choices and text being read

Useful Information

Reading Workshop Presentation September 2024

Reading Support Leaflet