Languages

In Todholm we strive to develop our pupils’ English Language and Literacy skills. Literacy is fundamental to all areas of learning; the key to a wider curriculum. It increases opportunities, lays foundations for lifelong learning and contributes to the development of all four capacities of Curriculum for Excellence. The Literacy and English Language programme covers Reading, Writing, Talking and Listening,

Pupils develop their literacy skills through opportunities to communicate and collaborate, to reflect, to engage with and create a wide range of texts, to develop understanding of our own and others’ cultures and to explore the richness and diversity of language. They are encouraged to enrich their vocabulary through reading, writing, talking and listening.

In English Language pupils engage with a wide range of texts to develop an appreciation of the richness and breadth of Scotland’s heritage and they explore and discuss word patterns and text structures.

Below are our ‘Reading at Home’ guides that can support you when reading with your child at home.

Reading at Home P1 – 3                 Reading at Home P4 – 7

Modern Languages

Learning other languages enables children and young people to make connections with different people and their cultures and to play a fuller part as global citizens.

Within Curriculum for Excellence the experiences and outcomes for modern languages are described at second, third and fourth levels.

The organisers are: listening and talking, reading and writing.

Todholm Primary is part of a pilot for Renfrewshire Council. This pilot will see French being taught in all stages of the school, including the nursery and Spanish being taught in Primaries 5, 6 &7. A number of teachers have undergone additional training and lots of new resources have been purchased to support the delivery of this.