“THE MORE THAT YOU READ, THE MORE THINGS YOU WILL KNOW.
THE MORE THAT YOU LEARN, THE MORE PLACES YOU’LL GO.”
– DR. SEUSS
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At Sir Edmund Hillary, we believe that reading is the bedrock of the curriculum. Throughout every aspect of our curriculum, all children have access to high quality texts. Wider opportunities to promote a love for reading are embedded within the curriculum.
Children across school are also signed up for Lexia. Lexia is a proven intervention tool that supports all learners with identifying bespoke gaps in their knowledge. Lexia is a structured and systematic approach to literacy instruction that acts as the foundation for student learning, and reading and literacy development. Once a unit has been completed, children are rewarded with a certificate to show the progress is being made.
Reading at Home
By reading four times a week or more outside of school, the children earn raffle tickets. These raffle tickets get entered into a termly prize draw where the children stand a chance of winning magnificent prizes such as a range of games, a scooter or a bike!
Reading at home is not just limited to the children’s school reading book, anything counts – a comic subscription, a favourite book, the football results, shopping list – just make sure to write in the Reading Diary.
Extra reading opportunities
We take every class, each year to visit the Worksop library. This allows every child the opportunity to experience the library and see what books are on offer.
