Reading
At Fordham CE Primary School, we love reading. It continually informs us and allows learning for life. Therefore, we place reading for pleasure at the heart of our Curriculum and our aim is to create readers for life.
Reading helps children develop skills of literacy, interpretation and expression, but above all, reading brings enjoyment. In order for children to fall in love with reading, we ensure we give them time in school to explore and read new books. We are forever replenishing our KS1 and KS2 library as well as our class reading corners which are home to a range of high-quality fiction and non-fiction. We stay up-to-date with new releases to peak our children's interest and we regularly promote great texts throughout the year.
We are a book loving community; staff love to talk to children about what they are reading and enjoy advising them which books to read next. Our school follow the Power of Reading approach to our English lessons and have developed termly/half termly Reading for Pleasure leaflets identifying brilliant books which complement the class topics. Your child will be able to find most of these books in the school library or book corners. See below.
Power of Reading long term plan
Stories, Songs and Rhymes: see below for links to some brilliant websites
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We use Reading VIPERS and the Literacy Shed as part of our Guided Reading and to complement our Power of Reading sessions. See below for questions that you can use to support reading at home.
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Research proves that children who enjoy reading do better at school in all subjects
Reading together increases literacy skills and does so much more - it helps to build a strong and loving relationship with your child. And it's never too early to start reading with your child! Below are some simple ideas to make reading fun at home.
Set aside some time
Find somewhere quiet without any distractions - turn off the TV/radio/computer.
Ask your child to choose a book
Sharing books they have chosen shows you care what they think and that their opinion matters and they are more likely to engage with the book.
Sit close together
Encourage your child to hold the book themselves and/or turn the pages.
Point to the pictures
If there are illustrations and relate them to something your child knows. Ask them to describe the characters or situation or what will happen next. Encourage them to tell you the story by looking at the pictures.
Encourage your child to talk about the book
Talking about the characters and their dilemmas helps children understand relationships and is an excellent way for you to get to know each other or discuss difficult issues. Give your child plenty of time to respond. Ask them what will happen next, how a character might be feeling or how the book makes them feel.
And lastly and above all - make it fun!
It doesn't matter how you read with a child, as long as you both enjoy the time together. Don't be afraid to use funny voices, children love this!
