Reading

Guided Reading

– One guided reading lesson each day for every child in the school

– The guided reading book list is reviewed each year for every class

– The texts are chosen based on what the children would enjoy, rich    vocabulary, suitably challenging enough and books that each children should read before they leave for secondary school

– The current books lists for each class can be found in the Long Term Curriculum Map

– The children are encouraged to read the texts aloud to the whole class, in small groups or quietly to themselves

– Every guided reading lesson the children are encouraged to discuss and debate the themes, context and characters through the lense of the National Curriculum Reading Content Domains 

English Lessons

– Pathways to Write is designed to stimulate writing based around an engaging text

– As such, the children will read and enjoy an engaging text for English and a different high quality text for Guided Reading

– The texts provided by Pathways to Write have been chosen based on age expectations, rich vocabulary and stunning imagery  

Story Time

– At the end of every day, the class adult will read to the children

– The story will be aspirational in theme and vocabulary

– The adult will model fluency and expression

Home Reading

– Each child is assessed every term using Accelerated Reader

– Each child is then given a reading range to choose a book from to read at their own pleasure

– The classroom library is set-up by genres of books

– Each child is encouraged to explore each genre of books over the course of the term / year

– This way each child is able to experience and formulate their own opinions of various genres of books

– Each child is expected to read at home on 5 occasions over the duration of 7 day week

– Each child is awarded with Dojo points for completing the 5 day reading challenge and is also rewarded with a non-school uniform day

– Adults in school track the amount each child reads at home, discusses the book with the child and listens to them read