At St Christopher’s school we believe the skills of communication and reading are critical for all pupils to ensure that they can access the entire curriculum and is necessary to ensure pupils are able to successfully access the community in a safe and functional way.
Every element of a pupil’s day ensures that communication, interaction, and language acquisition is consolidated through effective adult modelling, targeted and incidental learning opportunities. This is from the moment they are greeted at school through lessons, breaks and lunch and their goodbye at the end of the day.
A total communication approach across the school allows all pupils to develop their expression and expressive language through their preferred communication system.
We feel that communication and reading should always be an enjoyable, shared experience where children develop a love of books, stories as well as other reading resources around them such as magazines, age-appropriate papers, maps, and travel leaflets such as bus and train timetables.
Communication and reading are one of the most important skills that a young person can have. It opens a world of possibilities and allows our students to learn new things for both our verbal and non-verbal students. Reading exposes them to new ideas and different ways of thinking. This helps the students to critically evaluate information and make better decisions both inside and outside of the classroom.
We know our parents are always very keen to support their children with home reading. Due to this, this year we will be sending home with each of our students a library book especially chosen by the pupil. Our aim is to install and nurture the love of reading for all of our children. This book is to give our pupils an opportunity to share and communicate through the book with their adults. Whether it is talking about the pictures, having the book read to them by an adult or taking turns in reading, the main aim is enjoyment.
Along side this the students will also take home a school reading book, to read with/to you at home. All our reading books are graded in difficulty by reading levels known as Book Bands. Each Book Band has its own colour. The students will progress up the book band levels the more confident and proficient they become with their reading.
Please see the Communication and Reading Policy here or talk to your child’s class teacher for further information
St Christopher's Primary School
Skellingthorpe Road
Lincoln
LN6 7QZ
01522 300973
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St Christopher's Secondary School
Hykeham Road
Lincoln
LN6 8AR
01522 528378
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