Reading for Pleasure

Reading for Pleasure

At St Catherine’s CofE primary we believe that children deserve a rich curriculum which encourages extensive reading of whole books and other kinds of texts.  We believe that active encouragement of reading for pleasure is a core part of every child’s educational entitlement, whatever their background or attainment. We believe embedding a love of reading in our classrooms can be transformative to our children’s academic success. At St Catherine’s we aim to promote the concepts of reading for ‘fun’, ‘enjoyment’ and ‘pleasure’.  We ensure that we include a range of books within the curriculum as well as the opportunity for sustained reading from a range of other self-chosen fiction and non-fiction texts from our school library and classroom reading areas.  Being able to read, and developing a passion for reading, empowers children and provides them wealth of opportunities throughout their life.