At Lawn Primary and Nursery School, we recognise that reading is fundamental to our pupil’s future success and is key to learning in all subjects. Therefore, we want all of our pupils to develop a love of reading to support their successes and future lives regardless of their background, needs or abilities. We aim to develop in our children, the ability to have a lifelong enjoyment of books and reading. We build on the interests, personality and different levels of ability each child brings to school. 

In EYFS and KS1, pupils read books matching the phonics sounds they are learning in school. These books will be taken from the Read Write Inc Reading Scheme. Pupils in EYFS, KS1 and some in KS2 will take home reading books as part of the scheme. From Y3 (KS2), or when they are secure with their phonics, the children are able to choose books independently from their class book corners to take home and share with their families.

KS2 Reading Spines

At our school, we strive to foster a profound passion for reading across all year groups. In KS2, reading is taught as a whole class. Annually, each year group engages with a carefully curated selection of six books, one for each half term, encompassing a diverse array of themes. Our pupils actively participate in these reading sessions, by listening attentively to teachers reading aloud, and following along in their own copies of the texts. Additionally, to enhance comprehension skills, pupils answer questions about the book at least three times each week. Through these practices, we aim to develop critical thinking and a deeper understanding of literature among our learners.

All children are encouraged to read regularly at home and the close partnership we have with you, as parents, is vital to the process of learning to read.  We celebrate the children’s achievements in reading through our ‘Reading for Pleasure Journey’, where children are recognised during our celebration assemblies to mark the number of reads achieved at home – see below. A copy of this should be in your child’s reading record.

School Library

We have a school library which is used to supplement reading materials in class and for pupils to borrow books to take home. Each class visits the library once a week. Every year, we have a dedicated group of Y6 Librarians that help look after our library.

All the books in our library are categorised into the following genres:

From Y1, we have Reading Scrapbooks. Our pupils can choose to take it home and review a book they have read. These are some of the entries we have had.  What a brilliant showcase of our LOVE for reading here at Lawn.

Author of the Term

Each term, staff choose an author or illustrator of the term. This is displayed in our school library and shared with our pupils.

Lawn Primary Community Book Swap

There is a Little Lending Library in the foyer of our main school entrance. It has been put there for you to either take a book, leave a book or swap a book within our school community. The top shelf is for adult books and the middle and bottom shelves are for children's books.

Click here to see our Reading Policy

Happy Reading.