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Our Reading Curriculum

The Seven Areas of Reading 

Teaching children to read is our number one priority. This document outlines the seven areas of reading that are central to our curriculum. Those areas are:

• Prioritising reading
• Fostering a love of reading
• Programme and Progress
• Books match sounds
• Phonics from the start
• Catch up quickly
• Early Reading experts 

Reading for Pleasure

At Badsley Primary, we know that children who read for pleasure are more likely to do well in school and in later life. We believe that reading provides a doorway to new experiences and a window to lives that are different to our own. Reading provides escape, enjoyment, and the chance to see our own selves reflected in the stories we read.

We constantly invest in high quality books that will engage and inspire our pupils to read, at every opportunity. We have recently refreshed our Core Collection of texts - rhymes, poems and stories that we believe every child should have the opportunity to read over and over again. We have chosen them very carefully, ensuring that they include books that reflect different cultures, beliefs and ways of life, books that reflect our own community and books in which children can picture themselves as the hero.

Take a look at the titles we have chosen...