Phonics and Reading
We are proud to announce the launch of our new and exciting Reading Scheme in Key Stage One. Pupils will bring home fully decodable books that match their own phonic knowledge.
The children will be regulary assessed by their class teacher to see how secure they are with the phonemes that they have been taught in class. A detailed record will be kept in school in order for staff to clearly track gaps in the childrens' understanding.
Pupils will not be given books containing graphemes that they are not secure with and the hope is that children will reread texts given to them in order to improve their fluency and use of expression.
Please find attached a video of the Reading Presentation led by Sarah Jerman, which took place on Wednesday 5th February.
Thank you for your continued support! I hope you enjoy the new books!
Mrs Humphrey
Reading and Phonics
Reading plays a vital role in the development and education of our children. We ensure that there are lots of opportunities to read in lots of different contexts. We continually strive to promote a love of reading and to ensure that children are ready for the next stages in their learning.
Phonics
We use Letters and Sounds to teach a detailed and systematic programme for teaching phonics. It aims for children to develop fluent word reading skills and have good foundations in spelling by the end of key Stage 1. This scheme is supported by worksheets, actions and songs from Jolly Phonics.
Reading Schemes
We aim to foster love and respect for books and to encourage children to aspire to become better, more confident readers.
In Key Stage One we have fully decodable books and the children choose from a variety of texts. Projet X, Alien Adventures and Floppy's Phonics are our three chosen schemes. Class teachers also use Big Cat Collins books when leading Guided Reading sessions.
In Key Stage Two, the "Oxford Reading Tree" is our chosen scheme and this includes both fiction and non fiction reading choices. In addition to this, all children have the opportunity to choose books from our well stocked library. When a child has completed the Reading Scheme we allow them to become free readers, selecting material of their choice.
Opportunities for reading
Children also read regularly in other areas of the curriculum and in other parts of the school day through:
- Guided Reading - Teachers work with small groups or the whole class of children to teach specific and targeted reading skills in a book that is sufficiently challenging.
- Reading Across the Curriculum - Children read a range of books linked to other areas of their learning.
- Story Time – A range of books are read to children for them to hear good examples of reading aloud and to develop an enthusiasm for reading books themselves.