The Read Aloud Programme is delivered through Citizenship Reading to students in Year 7 to 10 weekly, alongside focused sessions to Year 11 students. The aim of this is to promote reading for pleasure with a focus on Non Fiction texts as well as to help inform our students about current events around the world. The programme promotes fluency, development of vocabulary and comprehension with form tutors leading these sessions and modelling excellent reading and comprehension skills.
Citizenship Reading
The weekly articles are taken from an online platform called The Day. The Day is a platform that turns news into lessons for global awareness, critical thinking and wellbeing. Articles vary in topics from politics, current events, science and technology and role models in society.
Previous articles have included:
‘Plans to end animal testing announced’ – explored the new debates in parliament regarding animal testing, students discussed the idea of dignity and justice.
‘Online gambling: Teenagers in most danger’ – students reflected on how we should show critical thinking to make judgements on advertisements and games they see online.
‘Teenager’s fight to keep girls in sports’ – students had discussions around why girls may leave sports as teenagers and how they can show courage and determination to continue.
‘Social media ban begins in Australia’ – a reflection onto the use of social media with students discussion both the negative and positive sides to different platforms.
‘Explorer nears home after 27-year walk’ – a character role model Karl Bushby and the perseverance he showed during his explorations, this also prompted discussions around access to travel.