We believe that reading for pleasure is vital and do all that we can to enthuse the children about books and reading and to create a reading culture in school. We recognise that reading is the key to the rest of the curriculum and that the ability to read well is vital for future success. 

We are mindful of the many non- academic benefits of reading as well: we value reading as a source of relaxation and escape from the stresses of daily life and as a way to build empathy towards, and understanding, of diverse lives and ones that differ fundamentally from the daily lived lives of the children. Reading also gives us an opportunity to explore 'big questions' about what really matters with the children and to help them develop the ability to think deeply and to develop their own opinions.

At Weston on Trent Primary, we use DERIC for whole class and individual reading sessions. By using a consistent system across school, children are always ready to further their learning about reading, no matter whose class or which year group they are in. 

Our school bookmarks.

We have produced bookmarks with the correct level questions so that adults supporting reading know what type and difficulty of questions are appropriate for children at different stages of their learning. 

These are matched to the coloured bookbands which we use.

They are given to staff, volunteers and children in school and are also available from TTS with whom we worked in developing them.