Reading Partnership
Reading Partnership is a programme that was developed at the University of London to improve children’s reading confidence. It is all about getting children to love reading and become enthusiastic about it.
How does it work?
The children are withdrawn from class to read with a ‘partner’ on a one to one basis. The partner is a trained Reading Partner tutor. We currently have number of Classroom Assistants who are trained Reading Partners and two parent volunteers - Mrs Kasapatu and Mrs Doherty who assist children in school to develop their reading.
The 'partner' withdraws the child 3 times a week from class for 15 minutes at a time. The time for key stage one pupils is divided up into 3 parts. A familiar read, a text they practised the previous day and a new text. The partner will take time to get to know the child and pick texts they think will interest them. For key stage 2 children the session is tailored to meet the child’s needs and interests.
Reading Partners in St Mary's
