Reading encourages a love of stories, which develops vocabulary, an understanding of the world around us, a vibrant imagination, an understanding of grammar and increases general knowledge. It is fundamental for enabling children to access the all aspects of the curriculum.

Nursery

Read with your child every day, encouraging them to comment on what is happening in the story.

Reception

• To develop a love of stories and an interest in non-fiction, it is important to regularly read picture books to your child. Engage your child by asking questions and talking about what is happening in the pictures.
• Please support your child to learn the words and phonic sounds that are sent home each week in the book bag.
• Once the home reading scheme is introduced, the children would greatly benefit from being supported by a parent to read their PACT book every day.

Years 1 and 2

Read with your child daily. Your child will take home books 3 times a week, so please support your child to read these books at home.

It is also important for children to experience books at a higher level in order to continue to develop their love of stories, so continue reading regularly to your child.

All children can access Reading Eggs online using their individual logins and passwords. If you have any problems accessing the website please see your class teacher.

Years 3 to 6

Please remember to read with your child every day, this could include:

• reading bedtime stories etc. to your child;
• talking to them about the books they have read independently;
• listening to your child read; and
• taking it in turns between your child reading and you reading parts of the book.

Remember that newspapers (i.e. This Week Junior/ First News), recipes and graphic novels are all reading too! 

All children, from year 1 upwards, can access Reading Eggs online using their individual logins and passwords. If you have any problems accessing the website please see your class teacher.