Churchfields Infants, Redbridge
“The society or culture of the classroom determines how literacy is defined, instructed and evaluated.” The Influence of Classroom Contexts on Young Children's Motivation for Literacy (J C. Turner )
The photographs on this page are from schools involved in CLPE's Power Of Reading project and show a range of ways you can develop the literacy environment in your classroom to show that books and reading are valued and help to develop a community of readers.
These reading areas provide a place and opportunity for browsing, choosing, reading. They show features such as:
A clearly defined reading area
A range of books (picture books, poetry, shorter chapter books, longer novels, information books, reference books, children's own published books
Clearly categorised and labelled books
Appropriate storage including book boxes, baskets, book stands
A regular display focused on books, which changes regularly for example author, theme, text, children's book responses, reviews
A pleasant and welcoming environment for reading through the use of carpet, cushions, materials, plants, posters
A listening area with recorded books
St Thomas Becket Primary School, Croydon
Rosetta Primary School, Newham