Reading for Pleasure (defined as choosing to read) is the single most important indicator of a child's future success.

Reading for Pleasure is a key aim for our children at St Mary's. We want to create a culture around reading where all members of our community read for pleasure, read widely, share books and talk about books.

We create this culture by:

• teachers having a good knowledge of children's literature
• teachers having knowledge of the children as readers
• creating attractive reading environments
• reading aloud everyday
• encouraging book talk
• daily independent reading time
• teachers modelling reading 
• creating a wider reading community