Library Lessons
LIBRARY LESSONS
Purpose of Library Lessons:
- To develop a love of reading
- To encourage students to read for pleasure
- To develop students’ reading fluency
As such the library lessons are planned to in the following way and delivered to all Year 7 and Year 8 Students once a week:
CLASS READ
As a class, students read a chosen text. The students will have read 1 classic novel and a modern fiction text by the end of the academic year with their class. The book is read by the teacher as expert. This encourages enjoyment of the story and helps students to build on their vocabulary range. In addition, the texts chosen have cross-curricular links.
Oracy task:
Students are encouraged to talk about an element of the class read, whether that be character development, plot twists and developments or central ideas and themes in the story. This supports students’ oracy skills whilst also allowing them to discuss key messages in the text. This ties into the whole school curriculum intent of challenging injustices and ‘doing something about them.’ The teacher provides prompts for this task.
Book promotion:
The librarian, Mrs Kennedy, shares recommended reads to students to widen their reading choices and expose them to new genres. There is sometimes an opportunity for students to share their favourite books too.
Independent reading:
Students are given the opportunity to read their own chosen text silently. This encourages independent reading and reading for pleasure. During this activity, some students will further develop their reading by buddy reading with a trained sixth form students or with their class teacher. This is targeted support based on the reading text data and helps students to develop their reading fluency. Students also have their own reading log to complete at home and a reading passport to complete for a chance to win rewards.
Golden ticket reward:
At the end of each lesson, golden tickets are awarded for fostering a love of reading, sharing their book choices with the class, and for buddy reading efforts. Finally, one student will be recognised for their dedication to reading and will support the librarian with the scanning out of books in the next lesson.
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Buddy Reading in the library:
During library lessons, students who have been identified as being in the bottom 30% for their reading will have 1-2-1 buddy reading with a sixth form student. These books have been selected by the trained librarian, Mrs Kennedy, who uses reading data to identify which level to start the student on.