We encourage students to read across the curriculum and encourage students to do so using a range of strategies.
Reading Leaders
Students have been given the opportunity to apply to become Reading Leaders in order to promote our reading culture around the school and community.
Drop Everything And Read
Ten minutes at the start of lesson 3 every day is DEAR time when every student in the school reads independently for ten minutes. To ensure that DEAR time is purposeful across the curriculum, students are given or guided towards a text which connects to their learning, increases their cultural capital and enables constructive discussion at the start of the lesson.
Trafalgar Big Read
During one tutor session a week, all tutor groups participate in the shared reading of a selected whole school novel. Shared reading during tutor time is beneficial in that it demonstrates the reading process explicitly through the questioning, comprehension and word solving strategies that confident readers have.
Football Reading Stars
Football Reading Stars is an extra-curricular club which combines reading and football. Selected students who are reluctant readers in year 7 and 8 take part in a ten-week course. The course is designed and planned by the National Literacy Trust and successfully encourages reluctant readers to develop their reading skills and a love of reading with a chance to play football and learn new skills.
Annual Reading Assessment
Every student in Years 7-10 are assessed using the GL EXACT reading assessment. This is a comprehensive assessment of reading ability and allows us to pinpoint areas that require improvement.