At Pinchmill Primary we believe that reading is a vital skill that will support children’s learning across the whole curriculum. In our school, we will strive to give pupils a stimulating and language rich environment where reading materials are presented in an attractive and inviting way. Furthermore, within literacy lessons we create an environment that stimulates the generation of ideas from texts where all ideas are accepted and valued. Teachers will act as role models in their enthusiasm for both reading and writing by keeping up to date with current children’s literature.

 ‘We shouldn’t teach great books we should teach a great love of reading’ B.F. Skinner

We will develop children’s reading within an integrated programme of writing and speaking

and listening/drama and aim to:

•      Instil children with a love of reading that lasts for their life time, share with them an

        enthusiasm for children’s literature and help children to recognise the value of reading as a

        life skill and develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information.

• That all children will make continuous high levels of progress and become competent and confident readers who read with high levels of fluency, word building and decoding skills, and comprehension.
•  Acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language

Within whole class reading lessons we aim to create an environment that stimulates the generation of ideas from texts where ideas are accepted and valued. Teachers will act as role models in their enthusiasm for both reading and writing by keeping up to date with current children’s literature.