Reading for Pleasure
Reading is necessary for learning, so instilling a love of reading at an early age is the key that unlocks the door to lifelong learning. We aim to develop a love of reading for all pupils and inspire them to become lifelong readers.
Reading aloud presents books as sources of exciting experiences for children to remember. Teachers read aloud every day to the children. Instilling a love of reading early gives a child a head start on expanding their vocabulary and building independence and self-confidence. It helps children learn to make sense of the world and people around them, develop social and emotional skills as well as feed their imagination. Children are given independent reading time and have inviting, social reading spaces in school where they can go to enjoy reading. Teachers also promote reading for pleasure through making recommendations of different children’s literature and informal book talk.
We work closely with parents and carers to promote the importance of sharing stories and how this can be done effectively to ensure the greatest impact for their children. Key stage one parents are invited into school on a fortnightly basis to a library morning where they can start the day with a story.
A range of enriching experiences are carefully planned throughout the curriculum, including theatre visits, visits from authors and events which celebrate stories and books such as World Book Day and World Poetry day.
