Reading at St Nicholas
We aim to…
- Foster a life-long love of reading in our pupils
- Develop pupils’ comprehension skills
- Teach pupils a range of strategies to confidently decode and read new or unknown words
- expose pupils to a wide range of high-quality and engaging texts by authors with diverse backgrounds and experiences
- develop children’s perseverance skills and a ‘have a go’ attitude when it comes to reading challenging texts
- develop children’s understanding of language and vocabulary
- support children in empathising with characters
- help pupils recognise key features and structures of a range of fiction and non-fiction texts
How we will achieve our aims…
- Twinkl phonics programme is used in KS1 to teach initial sounds and blending to lead into reading
- whole-class guided reading sessions taught each day in which pupils work on the reading domains as set out in the National Curriculum
- a reading for pleasure focus daily in which staff read a high-quality text, modelling reading with expression and intonation
- the Rainbow Reading challenge across the school
- promoting and focusing on a different author each month
- providing pupils with dictionaries, thesauri and other resources to support their learning
- on-going teacher assessment informed by day-to-day reading activities and summative assessment through Benchmarking/NFER/SATs
How will we know we’ve achieved our aims?
- Children talk enthusiastically and passionately about books and authors that they enjoy
- Children can read independently using a variety of strategies
- Children use their comprehension skills to understand and engage with more complex and mature texts
- Children have accessed a range of genres, texts and authors
- The majority of children have a secure understanding of why there are different text types
- Children are prepared for the next stage of their learning
- Most children reach age-related expectations by the end of the academic year
- Children demonstrate a broadening vocabulary through reading
- Children are supported through interventions to make progress from their individual starting point
A Systematic Approach to Planning
Phonics
Phonics Games
Phonics Play
Teach Your Monster to Read
Teach Your Monster: Free Phonics, Reading and Mathematics Games
Roy the Zebra
English KS1 – reading, spelling and punctuation games plus stories (roythezebra.com)
Reading Eggs
Learning to Read for Kids | Learn to Read with Phonics | Free Trial – Reading Eggs
Alphablocks
Audiobooks
Recommended Reading Lists
EYFS
Best Books for Reception | Ages 4-5 | The Reader Teacher
Year 1
Best Books for Year 1 | Ages 5-6 | The Reader Teacher
Year 2
Best Books for Year 2 | Ages 6-7 | The Reader Teacher
Year 3
Best Books for Year 3 | Ages 7-8 | The Reader Teacher
Year 4
Best Books for Year 4 | Ages 8-9 | The Reader Teacher
Year 5
Best Books for Year 5 | Ages 9-10 | The Reader Teacher
Year 6