Literacy

We have developed progressive programmes of study from P1 through to P7 in each area of literacy so that your child can develop a range of skills to fit her/him for later life. We follow North Lanarkshire’s guidance to promote literacy through using active approaches to enable our children to read, write, talk and listen. Our Reading Programmes in Primaries 1-3 are based on a range of reading schemes and in Primaries 4-7 we use graded novels to support the development of reading skills. We also use a variety of reading resources such as Rapid Readers for consolidation and reinforcement.

As a school we endorse North Lanarkshire’s Early Intervention Programme and it is used in Primaries 1 and 2 to introduce and develop reading skills to our children.  We are focussing on an active approach to literacy teaching and activities throughout the school.

We also use and implement North Lanarkshire’s guidance for active literacy to develop approaches to writing throughout the school to teach the necessary skills. Contexts for written work can also come from interdisciplinary learning and topic work.

Talking and listening skills are developed in all areas of the curriculum, but specific opportunities are also given to practise these skills. To support children’s progress throughout the Language curriculum we have a large selection of Big Books and a wide range of short novels which the children really enjoy.

You can help your child by:

  • reading stories aloud
  • encouraging reading at home
  • telling family stories
  • encouraging your child to tell you stories and listening to them
  • visiting the local library to develop an interest in books.

In Primaries 1-7 our children are introduced to the French Language with lessons for 1 hour per week. Pupils in P6 and P7 also have the opportunity to learn Spanish.

 

 

 

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