Reading is the key that unlocks
another world. A good book can
offer so much: from stories that
you can become submerged in, to
fascinating facts or the answers to
the delightful questions children
are so good at asking.
The ability to read is only the
starting point. How does this
develop into a love of reading?
Making books readily available is
vital. Having the opportunity to
pick up an enticing book helps
children to have a choice. A range
of subject matter to suit all tastes is essential if children are to read for their
own enjoyment. This includes texts not only in the traditional book form but in
magazines, graphic novels, audio and digital texts.
Author visits
We invited children’s authors into school to inspire children through
interactive workshops. On 29th April, we invited families to a celebration of reading in all its guises. Popular children’s
author, Jeremy Strong, gave a talk to an audience of parents and children about his own love of reading and how it
inspired him to write. During the day, he read from his books to the children and talked about how he bacame an author. There was an enormous queue for autographs!
Learning to read
At our Celebration Evening, children demonstrated to parents many of the ways in which children learn to read. We had demonstrations of the reading schemes that some children use, and examples of electronic readers - Kindles and iPads. Visitors to our Library were able to take a look at the fabulous new stock of books which we bought with a generous donation from HENSA. They were also able to see how the Year 6 librarians run the library, and how the Microlibrarian system is used to encourage a love of reading.
