Reading

Early reading is a key priority of our school, we foster a love of reading which permeates every classroom in the school. Staff share a love of stories with our children, transporting them to different worlds, igniting their imaginations, exposing them to the rich knowledge of non-fiction books. Stephen King once said, “Books are a uniquely portable magic” and we couldn’t agree more!

From the moment children step through our doors, we teach and encourage them to be confident, fluent readers through a rigorous phonics programme that ensures by the time a child leaves our care, they are happy to read and ready to take on the world!

We want children in our school to have a love for reading so intense they simply HAVE to pick up a book!  It is our promise to all of our pupils to enable them to become life-long learners.

We are continuously purchasing new texts for our children to immerse themselves in alongside out use of MYON online readers as part of our accelerated reader support too. 

Feedback on reading from the children-May 25

“I think that reading is good because the books are easier to read, I like shorter books”

“Reading is good because I can chose from the school library which helps me to learn and read”

“Reading is good because I can now read and my Daddy reads bedtime stories too”

“Most children prefer a book in their hand”

“I like our new library” 

“There are lots of new books”

“I like the way teachers encourage you”

“It is fun reading because there are lots of books to choose from”

“There's lots of fiction and fantasy”

 “You get to find out interesting facts in an fun way”