‘Lend me your ears’: An exploration of Year 5 pupils’ perspectives on being read aloud to across the curriculum
Emma Serle
(PGCE General Primary, 2023-2024)
email: emlou.serle@gmail.com
Abstract
Despite the long-standing tradition of reading aloud in educational contexts, existing literature primarily considers the practice as one with its foundation in fiction texts and its audience as younger children. This notion of reading aloud overlooks the potential for shared reading across the curriculum, as well as older readers who are more likely to be able to access texts independently. Using a mixed-methods case study, my proposed research seeks to investigate upper Key Stage Two pupils’ attitudes towards being read aloud to, and their perceptions of its educational impact in subjects across the primary curriculum. This paper proposes a broader understanding of reading aloud, in which the practice is not reserved only for shared story time but is seen by teachers as a cross-curricular tool to be used with both beginning and independent readers throughout their primary education.
Copyright: © Emma Serle, 2025
The full paper is available for download as a pdf file: 091-115_Serle