Literacy Vision
Literacy is fundamental, not only to our personal and social development, but also to our ability to understand, evaluate, dissect and disseminate knowledge and, consequently, to our ability to function effectively in society.
In Meadow Hall, we believe our students should be given every opportunity possible to develop their reading, writing and speaking and listening skills that they may cultivate the tools necessary to reach their full potential.
- READING
To ensure a lifelong love for reading, we encourage our children to read for pleasure. In order to achieve this, children are exposed to and encouraged to read a wide variety of genres; they have access to reading materials through well-resourced classrooms and a school library. We intend that our pupils will be both independent and reflective readers who can read fluently and for meaning. We also intend that children use a variety of reading skills to enable them access all other areas of learning. We bring reading to life and give it purpose by using role-play and initiative, Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R).
- SPEAKING AND LISTENING
Literacy is at the heart of all learning. It enables us to communicate with others effectively. We believe that the ability to both speak and listen well is essential for children to be able to articulate their feelings, give opinions and share ideas. Alongside this, valuing the thoughts and views of others as well as treating them with respect and integrity is a vital part of our children’s lifelong learning.
- WRITING
Our intention is that every child will learn to become writers by their exposure to and immersion in exciting, inspiring and original materials from a wide range of genres. We believe that this approach will enable them develop a genuine love for writing as they gradually develop into confident, capable and enthusiastic writers. They will write independently for a range of audience and purpose. They will also learn to reflect on their writing and those of others which should lead to an understanding that writing has a real purpose and that word choice and style can bring about societal change.