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Literacy

Confident Communicators 

Vision 

Our approach to literacy development is linked to our aspirations for all students to be confident speakers, confident readers and confident writers: in short, confident communicators.  Our aims are that students at The Grove School will be able to articulate themselves in a confident and academic manner. They will be able to discuss tasks or ideas, question one another, construct considered arguments, negotiate meaning, clarify their own understanding and make their ideas comprehensible to others. Literacy will be at the heart of the school.  

 

Confident Readers: 

  • Develop a love of reading for pleasure and reading for purpose. 
  • Develop student reading ability to be at least chronological age. 
  • To become discerning readers of high-quality fiction and non-fiction texts. 
 Our aims: 

We believe that it is our responsibility to provide support for our children so that they carry a love of reading into later life. They should be able to recognise and value the power of information and are enabled to question and interrogate the trustworthiness of their information sources. 
Confident Writers: 

  • Students are supported to be writing to prepare for public presentation through ability to write for information, persuasion and creativity. 
  • Improve spelling and written expression so that students write consistently with accuracy. 
  • Apply Berger’s ‘Ethic of Excellence’ so that the drafting process is appreciated and valued in producing excellent writing. 

 

 Our aims: 

We want our children have the very best levels of written expression. We want to demonstrate, through a range of forms, that they are confident and articulate in their writing, and they see the value of redrafting and improving what they write. 

 
Confident Speakers: 

  • Talk about what they are reading; 
  • Talk about what they are studying; 
  • Use high level language to articulate themselves academically – both subject specific and whole-school. 
 Our aims: 

We understand that it is necessary to support our children so that they are confident speakers in the wider world, who can make their voices heard and can represent themselves assuredly and assertively, affording them the best opportunities. 

 

Literacy at The Grove School and The Marches Academy Trust 

At The Grove School we want every child to have freedom of choice when it comes to careers and be able to take up great opportunities offered to them. No child should be prevented from having a fulfilled life and future by not having the necessary skills especially in literacy. Parents will know that literacy is fundamental to their child’s wellbeing. It enables them to function in their everyday lives whilst giving them the lifelong skills to be able to communicate effectively, articulate their ideas and understand and interpret the ideas of others. Over the past 4 years, we have developed a range of strategies to increase the status of literacy within our school environment, such as our designated Reading School sessions (as part of our Daily Discovery tutor programme), World Book Week, author visits and a range of competitions. 

Exciting events that promote improving literacy 
In recent years, we have held a fantastic range of events to develop out students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening. These include: 

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