Year 3 & 4 children had a fantastic surprise during reading for pleasure lessons this week, as we launched the National Literacy Trust’s Young Reader’s Programme.
This programme is all about children enjoying books. Teachers have selected a range of suitable books that we ordered and the children had great fun on Thursday and Friday reading and sharing the books with year 6 children. We have sent the children home with their books this weekend. The children are able to keep these books but to maximize their reading we have suggested when they finish the book they bring it back to school so they can do a book swap with another pupil.
Reading with your children for just 10 minutes a day is enough to not only improve your child’s reading skills and vocabulary but also their mental wellbeing, so make sure you prioritise reading and talk about books every day.