Henry Fawcett Primary School is currently placing a great
emphasis on developing reading throughout the school.
Some of the initiatives include becoming a Reading
Connects school and implementing the CLPE [Centre for
Literacy in Primary Education] Power of Reading Project.
This entails using a range of approaches and texts across
the school so that children's ability to infer and deduct
is increased and they develop a positive attitude towards
books and reading. The school also has two Reading Recovery
teachers working with targeted children in the two Year
1 classes.
As part of Family Reading Fortnight, the school is holding
a Foundation Stage assembly after which parents can stay
for a Reading Workshop to discover ways to help with their
child's reading at home. Each child will be given either
a 'Treasure Chest' of books (Nursery) or a donated book
from Walker Publishers (Reception).
During National Storytelling Week (the first week of February),
two storytellers will be coming in to work with the lower
school, and a children's author to work with key stage 2
classes. On the Friday a Year 3 class will present a retelling
of a Chinese Legend to perform in front of a whole school
assembly.
The school's family learning focus for 2006-7 is on reading,
as part of its remit to develop a wider community of readers
who can support children's reading. It has been using the
BBC RaW learning materials
in conjunction with the Quick
Reads and the Eastenders/BBC Comedy DVDs. Each successful
adult student will receive an Open College Network London
Region qualification after completing the course in early
March. Students are in the process of learning strategies
and fun activities to help their child's reading at home
and develop their own reading skills.
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