WHY READING MATTERS

Literacy is fundamental for success in school and later life. Students who cannot read, write and communicate effectively are highly unlikely to access the challenging academic curriculum in secondary school and are more likely to have poor educational outcomes across all subjects. At Redhill we are committed to the continual development of reading for all our students, across all aspects of our curriculum.  We have based our reading strategy on the recommendations from the EEF Improving Literacy in Secondary Schools summary of recommendations.   

In addition to this, we also recognise that we must prioritise ‘disciplinary literacy’ across the curriculum.  Literacy is key to learning across all subjects in secondary school and a strong predictor of outcomes in later life. Disciplinary literacy is an approach to improving literacy across the curriculum that emphasises the importance of subject specific support. All teachers should be supported to understand how to teach students to read, write and communicate effectively in their subjects. School leaders can help teachers by ensuring training related to literacy prioritises subject specificity over general approaches. 

Click the links below to find out more about Reading at Redhill!

READING INTERVENTION

READING FOR KNOWLEDGE

READING FOR PLEASURE

READ LIKE A SUBJECT SPECIALIST

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD'S READING

GREAT READS FOR EACH YEAR GROUP

16 BOOKS TO READ BEFORE YOU’RE 16

THE LIBRARY

READING STAFF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND LEARNING (CPDL)

Subject Glossaries