Reading
READING
“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” – Plato
Implementation
Reading is at the heart of all learning and we place a great deal of importance on children learning the skills of reading as well as developing a love for reading.
We run daily guided reading sessions in every class that help children develop many different aspects of reading. The skill of reading involves word recognition but also understanding what is being read: this is called comprehension. We use Cracking Comprehension in every class for guided reading. This resource ensures the children have access to a wide range of texts from classic stories, non fiction texts to poetry. There is something for everybody to enjoy ! The children are able to work as a class, work in pairs to support each other and at times work on their own. During guided reading sessions children complete comprehension tasks around the text for that week and have opportunities to work in smaller groups with the teacher to discuss their thoughts and interpretations.
Children also access Bug Club , which enables them to read texts at their own level, ensuring a constant development of word reading skills. There are also comprehension tasks built into each text.
During English lessons we continue teach children a range of strategies to help them to read words, but also how to understand the meaning, We have separate inference lessons for children who complete the phonics scheme – this is where children are taught how to look for meaning through the authors’ use of language. Teachers ask lots of questions to help develop your children’s understanding. Find below a link to each year group, which will show you a range of questions that you can use at home when reading with your child, as well as giving you an idea about what we do in school.
Each class has a selection of fabulous, quality texts that we use throughout the year. We ensure that children have access to read and be read to regularly and enjoy whole texts and not just extracts from texts.
Helping your child at home with their reading
We have an ‘active learn’ account for every child to access their BUG CLUB. On their bug club page they will find a number of books that have been chosen by your child’s class teacher, so they will be at the right reading level for your child. For each book you read you will find a number of activities and games for you to enjoy too. Follow the link below and log in to start the fun!
Here are some suggested reading lists for you to enjoy with your child at home.
https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/tag/primary/
Check out our Virtual Bookcases below - have you read any of these books? Can you borrow any from our local library or from the school library?
