Welcome to reading at Newham Bridge Primary School
“You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.” — Dr. Seuss
At Newham Bridge, we believe reading is the key to unlocking a world of learning and opportunity. From Nursery to Y6, reading underpins our curriculum. Through access to high-quality stories and texts, children are able to expand their vocabulary, develop essential language skills and gain confidence as learners. Reading also sparks imagination, creativity and allows children to explore new ideas, places and experiences. Our aim is for every child to become confident, fluent readers, who not only understand what they read, but also develop a love of reading.
We place a great importance on creating strong foundations. In our early years and KS1, children are taught to read through a systematic and rigorous approach to phonics. These early foundations enable children to decode accurately, build fluency and develop confidence as readers. As children progress through the school, these skills are strengthened and extended so that reading becomes increasingly automatic and purposeful.
Reading projects:
Young readers project
This year, we’re very fortunate to be part of the National Literacy Trust’s ‘Young Readers Project’. Our Y2 and Y3 children will be taking part in exciting events throughout the year and during each one will get to delve into a range of books. At the end of the year, each child will have 3 books to take home and enjoy.
Our Little Big Book Club
We’re also excited to announce our Newham Bridge, Little, Big Book Club this year. Mrs Rooney, with support from the National Literacy Trust, will be working with parents and carers and a small group of Y4 children to develop a love of reading. They’ll be taking part in lots of lovely activities over the coming months and they’ve already chosen from a huge library of books, their very own to take away and enjoy
How to support at home:
All of our children will bring a book home each night. This could be a sharing book for our younger children. This is a book to read together. Look at the pictures, ask about the characters and have a chat about what is happening and what they like about the story. Some children will bring home their accelerated reader book. This book, they should be reading independently however reading aloud to an adult is a great way to develop their understanding of different texts. Below are some ideas to help develop the reading skills we work on in school.
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