Reading Aloud at Redwood School

Reading aloud to children is the best way to prepare children for learning to read and to keep them reading as they learn and grow. It’s fun - and worth continuing well beyond the early years.

For the past several years at Redwood School we have had a Reading Aloud initiative.  Twice a term the teachers all head out after morning tea to read to a different class for 15 minutes.  This term our focus has been poetry.  The children love seeing other teachers in their rooms and enjoy being read too.

"I like it when different teachers read different, cool and funny stories."  
Keshawa Room 5

They were spectacular poems"  Ryan Room 4

" I like it because we get to listen to other stories not just ones in our classroom. " Arjun Rm 14


"I liked when Miss Gargan read us poems.  It was fun."  Sam Room 10

"They were perfect poems"  Sophie Room 4

"  I like read aloud because you get to see different books and teachers." Lucy Rm 14

"I like listening to anyone reading to me"  Charlotte Room 5

Mrs Wilson reading to the children in Room 15

Miss Graham reading poems to  Room 12

Mr Kyne enjoying some poems with the children in Room 20