We will strive to engender a love and passion for reading via the Literacy lessons which all students in Years 7 and 8 will have once a week.
In these lessons, students will use the programme ‘Accelerated Reader’ which is a reading and monitoring programme that aims to foster independent reading. The software assesses each student’s reading age and suggests books that match pupils’ needs and interests. When students finish their book, they will take computerized quizzes on the book they have read to check their understanding.
In addition to ‘Accelerated Reader’ we will develop students’ literacy skills in all their lessons across the curriculum and provide intervention and support for any students who may need help to develop their reading. Our main aim is to engender a love of reading that will stay with students through to adulthood. We will ensure that students celebrate books and the literary world via such events as World Book Day, visiting authors, competitions and creative writing enrichment activities.
