Christ the King Catholic Primary SchoolReading for Pleasure
'Making sure that children become engaged with reading from the beginning is therefore one of the most important ways to make a difference to their life chances, whatever their socio-economic background' DfE, 2021.
At Christ the King we love reading and hope to instil a lifelong passion for reading in our children. Everyday our children are given the time to: read for pleasure, share their favourite books with others or listen to a book read aloud by an adult. Our aim is for children to understand and read different genres, themes and learn about a variety of authors as they move through the school.
We celebrate World Book Day and Poetry Day each year, providing us with opportunities to share our love of literature with others. We have also been lucky enough to have authors visit us and share their journey to becoming published, their inspiration and their tips as well as giving us some illustrating tips too! Thank you to Rob Biddulph, Rachel Morrisroe, Helen Rutter and Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
Our school council requested a school library on behalf of their peers and we fundraised some lovely new books by doing a sponsored read. Our PFA even got in on the action and entered a competition to win us some amazing David Walliams books! Through our connections with our local community we have had books donated to school and books purchased through our Amazon Wishlist to continue growing our school and class libraries.
Here at CtK, we have Year 6 Reading Ambassadors who are avid readers and keen to share their love with our younger children. They run lunch time book and poetry clubs, outdoor lending libraries and read with our year 1 and 2 classes during the mornings.
Recommended reads
Every week each class takes part in a 'Book Talk' answering a book themed question to spark discussion and sharing of much loved texts. This also included 'Recommended reads' from our year 6 reading ambassadors, teachers and well known authors and celebrities. This gives children the opportunity to hear about new texts and widen their reading for pleasure.
Are you looking for books for your child to read at home? Has your child really enjoyed reading a book but now you don't know which book to get them next?
Click the links below to find a list of recommended books for your child's age group and help them continue their reading journey and love of books.
https://clpe.org.uk/books/corebooks?f%5B0%5D=year-group%3A346&search=&page=0
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Below you will see our half-termly Reading newsletters which provide updates with what our children have been doing in school around reading and lots of recommended reads from staff and children. Look out for dates of our Reading Cafes where families are invited to share some recommended reads, juice and a biscuit with our children.
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