1. The importance of the reading environment and book provision

2. Year 1 reading area Loughborough Primary School, Lambeth, Year 1 00617-2007DWO-EN

3. Lee Manor School, Lewisham, Year 4 00617-2007DWO-EN Year 4 reading area

4. Lee Manor School, Lewisham, Year 5 Special display of books on King Arthur 00617-2007DWO-EN

5. Evaluating the reading environment Talk for a few minutes about ways you might develop the reading environment and book provision in your classroom 00617-2007DWO-EN

6. Developing the reading environment Ensure that book provision meets children’s interests and needs – you may need to weed out old and torn books Make sure that you have a range of books to meet and develop children’s needs and interests Categorise your books to help browsing and choosing – ask children to help you Put up author displays Display different genres of books Create a comfortable and inviting area Most importantly, make sure that children have time to browse and read in the area 00617-2007DWO-EN