Reading at Crosshall Junior School

" I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted.  Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage"

- Roald Dahl

At Crosshall Junior School, we strongly believe that reading is not only a vital life skill but a doorway into real world places, experiences, and cultures as well as into a world of imagination and creativity.  As such, we aim to engender a lifelong love of reading in all our pupils, and the golden thread of this culture and ethos is woven throughout the school.  Quality reading for both pleasure and purpose is a high priority.

Reading for Pleasure

In conjunction with the Open University’s Reading for Pleasure program, we are continuing with a whole-school initiative to raise the profile of reading even further, promoting a love of reading and enhancing our already high-quality reading culture.  Book blanket activities, reading rivers, and informal book talk are just some of the ways quality reading discussion is encouraged.  Pupil attitudes to books and reading have already seen a noticeably positive increase.

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Reading for Purpose 

"There are many little ways to enlarge your world.  Love of books is the best of all"

-Jacqueline Kennedy

"So please, oh PLEASE, we beg, we pray,

Go throw your TV set away,

And its place you can install,

A lovely bookshelf on the wall"

- Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

"There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island"

- Walt Disney

"Today a reader, tomorrow a leader"

- Margaret Fuller