Wellread reflection on where we are in our school…

Whole School Approach to Reading
The school identifies and celebrates improvements in reading
Students who are struggling with reading are known to their subject teachers
Everybody in the school community is aware of the importance of reading
The whole school building incorporates a literacy-rich environment which provides interesting opportunities for reading
The school provides access to a range of reading materials, appropriate to reading proficiency, in a variety of genres and languages
Teachers, support staff and students regularly discuss and reflect on their attitudes to and understanding of reading materials
Suggestions are regularly sought from students and parents / guardians about proposed reading materials and strategies
There are displays in all classrooms and around school which promote reading. They feature lower and higher order questions / prompts which promote engagement
Formative structures are in place to evaluate and track the progression of reading abilities
Each subject department recommends a range of relevant hard copy and digital reading materials, which stimulates students’ interests and broadens their content knowledge
A calendar of reading events is scheduled across the year for all students. All subject areas contribute to organising author visits, competitions and activities
Reading materials are readily accessible to students
Struggling readers are identified and suitable materials are available to motivate them to read
All subjects provide displays of book types, articles about the subject and teenage recommendations ( in a variety of languages)
The celebration and encouragement of reading is clearly visible around the school – posters, staff reads, student recommendations, reading spaces, author /celebrity books, book awards shortlists
Fiction and/non-fiction texts are available for all subject areas
Teachers are updated on teenage fiction through notice boards, staff meetings so that they can discuss books with students
Reading: In the Classroom
Students are provided with helpful reading strategies to enhance their reading capacity
Teachers promote a positive classroom environment through structured , timed and purposeful reading tasks
Students display a positive attitude towards reading in class.
Students can confidently and regularly use multimedia tools in class, that encourage extended reading, such as film and audio
Students evaluate their own and others' performance, both formally and informally, in a range of reading activities
All teachers set aside time in class to talk about reading - share and model their own reading interests
All subjects have reading events and celebrate World Book Day in their subject class
Reading: Extra-curricular activities
The school provides for a range of clubs to support reading for pleasure and discussion amongst students, such as book and debating clubs, book swaps, read dating and workshops.
Paired reading activities are encouraged within the school community
Parent / Wider Community Involvement
Parents/carers are aware of the importance of reading for purpose and pleasure in their children's learning through information from school, school policies and school reports. The calendar of reading events is shared with parents
Parents are given frequent advice from the school about supportingreading activities with their children at home
The school collaborates closely with local community organisations, such as libraries, local newspapers and theatres , which provide sessions that focus on reading
The school involves their feeder schools in reading events
The school / subject areas give reading literacy? rewards such as book vouchers/ books as prizes in all areas across the school
Pupils are involved in organising and making decisions around reading in the school e.g. as part of a student reading/literacy promotion group
Influential Readers (students) are trained and act as reading champions where they model and inspire others to read