Reading

INTENT

Content

At Osbaldwick we want children to become lifelong readers and we aim to promote a positive reading culture throughout the school. Reading is taught through whole class reading sessions which provides children with the opportunity to dive more deeply into a book. We use a three part reading sequence: ‘First Encounters’, ‘Digging Deeper’ and then ‘Back to me’ to ensure that children develop a wider understanding of what is being read. 

Cohesion

Across their school journey, children are equipped with the tools needed to express themselves creatively and imaginatively, as they become enthusiastic and critical readers.

Community

We have regular opportunities for parents to read in school with their children in reading cafe’s. We have an annual book fair.  We visit libraries and have visiting speakers related to reading and enjoy World Book Day where we come together as a school community to share a love of reading. 

Compassion

We carefully select texts from a wide range of diverse authors.  We have embedded in our sequence a section called ‘Back to me’ where children can  share and discuss a topic from their own individual perspectives.