Throughout school, from Nursery to Year 6, a love of reading is fostered. Teachers choose books to share with their classes to inspire and excite them, to develop vocabulary and a love of stories. Staff are well trained in the teaching of phonics and reading. Click the link below to find out more about how we teach and support reading at Hollin Primary.
Click here to find out more about our approach to reading at Hollin
Please click the link below to access a presentation that explains our approach to the teaching and learning of phonics and early reading skills at Hollin Primary. Phonics at Hollin
At Hollin Primary School, we are passionate about promoting a love of reading and encouraging active book talk. We strive for our school to be a place where children are read to, enjoy, discuss and work with high quality books. These ‘essential reads’ are to become a store of classics, creating a living library inside a child’s mind.
We came together to launch our BRAND NEW Reading Treasuries in Assembly on Wednesday 30th November 2022.
There are 12 carefully selected texts for each class, which were presented to classes as a book advent, during December.
You can view our Reading Treasury Assembly Powerpoint, by clicking here.
You can view the Reading Treasuries for each class by clicking below.
Our Reading Treasuries are proudly on display, in school.
Questions to support reading at home
Please click the links below to access questions that you may find useful for supporting your child's reading at home.
Key Stage 1 - Reading at home questions
Key Stage 2 - Reading at home questions
Autumn 2
Random reading photograph challenge
Theme: Submit a photograph of you reading in an unusual/mysterious/strange place.
We received entries for the Autumn reading challenge from 58 pupils. Lots of our pupils submitted multiple entries. A huge thank you and well done to everyone who got involved
More information about our current reading challenge can be viewed by clicking here.
You can view the photographs from the 'Random reading photograph challenge' by clicking here.
Our next reading challenge will be in Spring 2.
Over the last couple of years, we have enjoyed inviting parents in to school, to learn more about our approach to reading. The events that we have hosted can be viewed below. Any future events will be communicated to you via text and our Twitter pages.
www.twitter.com/HollinPrimary and www.twitter.com/MrsBrokenbrow
Reading Meeting for parents photos - May 2022
Read Aloud Workshop presentation - March 2020
Read Aloud Workshop photos - March 2020
Our staff have created some fabulous Reading Areas for children to enjoy in their classrooms.
At Hollin, we recruit two Reading Ambassadors from each class, in Years 1-6. Reading Ambassadors are chosen for their love of reading, their willingness to share this passion with others and enthusiasm to promote reading throughout our school.
You can learn more about our Reading Ambassadors by clicking here.
We have hosted many 'Share a story' events across school, where parents and family members have been invited to share a story with their child. These events have been popular and we are looking forward to hosting more, to actively work together, to promote reading across school. Information about upcoming 'Share a story' events will be communicated to you via Text and on our class Twitter pages.
You can view photographs from previous events below
Share a story event for Reception 18.05.22
Share a story event for Year 3 20.05.22
Share a story event for Year 3H 20.05.22
Share a story event for Reception 07.12.22
Share a story information poster
Pupil Voice (Reading) - November 2022
