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To allow the children to see the importance of reading.

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Reading for enjoyments helps children to see themselves as readers.

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To develop language skills and extend vocabulary

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To develop an early love of reading

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We use the reading planners (enjoyment and choice).

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Create time during the day for children to be read to.

Allow children to choose books

Create time for buddy reading where P7 come to read with the children

Visit the school library for story time weekly

Create a cosy story area in the classroom for independent child led story time

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Give children the choice of the story

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Allow children opportunities to choose the stories so that all interets are being met

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Provide an inviting area to promote reading for pleasure

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Create opportunities for supported reading for pleasure. Use buddies to do paired reading. This gives children a wider choice of books.

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Children are read to daily by their teacher

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Link the story to topic, an important event or relevant learning like phonics sounds.

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World book day - children are encouraged to share books they enjoy

Parents donate a lot of books to the school to create a wider choice of books for the children.

Children can see themselves and their families in the books we have on offer as we have a diverse selection.

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Add cushions, blankets and teddies for children to read to in a cosy corner of the classroom

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Have a reading corner in the classroom

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Spend some time in the library

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Read stories which encourage child participation, e.g rhyming books that provide opportunities for children to finish the line

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Parents are encouraged to come in and read a story during word book day. They can also record themselves and send a video.

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Scottish Book Trust issue the read, write, count book bags to every child so that they can enjoy books at home.

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Children bring in their books from home

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Children are more likely to access learning and make progress when they enjoy what they are doing.

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If children develop and early love of reading, this is more likely to continue into later life

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Star reader certificates

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Visit to the library (maybe with the children too) if possible.

Library staff to visit the school?

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Parents mention that they read at bed time with their children but I know some children don't get this experience. Perhaps some workshops for parents on the importance of reading would be helpful?

Jen from Book Trist Scotland did something similar to this a few years ago when issuing the books bags which was useful.

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Resources where children can listen to stories independently

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Paired reading - collaborating and communicating

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When discussing the role of an author and illustrator you can mention collaboration

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Visits to school from authors

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Leadership - children choosing the book for class story time

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When discussing the role of an author and illustrator you can mention collaboration

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Good reading stickers are issued

House points

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Children making their own choices

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Children have been given the opportunity to share their favourite books written in their home language with the school via a padlet

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Children were asked to recommend their favourite books written in their home language on a public padelt for others to view.

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The children read books to residents at our local care home

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Children saying the reasons why they chose a book.

Giving recommendations to other children

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The school book bus goes outside in dry weather so that children ahve the option to read in the playground

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Buddy reading can take place outside when weatehr permits

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Book bags - sometimes the library staff read to the children and show them the activities

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Giving two options of books for story time and allowing children to vote.

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Children to put a sticker on a book they recommend to other children

Display recommended books on a shelf

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Number 13 Sharing thoughts freely

Number 17 Access to information

Number 28 Access to information

Number 31 Rest, Play, Culture, Arts

Number 29 Aims of Education

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Simple book review

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We could evidence buddy reading through photographs and create a simple book review for children to complete and include in profiles.

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Discussion with parents about books they like during open afternoons

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Keep an eye on which children are accessing the reading corner during free play. Try to create provocations in the area to entice the children who are not engaging.