Reading
Reading at New Road Primary School
We are well stocked with a range of diverse reading books. We truly believe that every child should see themselves in a book. We have been supported by our PTA to ensure our books reflect every child in our school.
The school has a well thought out Book Spine throughout each year group and this Book Spine starts with the core texts read in the nursery and continues right through the school. The list ensures that children experience a vast range of books in their school journey.
Teaching reading in EYFS and KS1
EYFS and KS1 having reading books linked to their phonics group following the Jolly Phonics scheme. The books are read at home and at school. Their book is sent home on a Monday and collected in on a Friday with a reading for pleasure book sent home for the weekend.
They complete group reading at school where all children have the same book. When group reading in class, the focus of the session should be one of the following
- Decoding
- Prosody
- Comprehension
Once children have completed jolly phonics books in Y2, there are high quality chapter books that are used for their group reading. This follows the same format of the jolly phonics groups.
Reading in kS2
Capable readers are those who can recognise words well enough to flow through text and know enough about written language to build meaning from those words (Hoover & Tunmer 2022)
What are we trying to achieve in reading lessons?
There are three key aims to reading within KS2
- Develop pupils’ reading fluency
- Increase pupils’ understanding of written English and the world to which it relates through extended reading.
- Nurture pupils’ understanding of their subjective, strategic role in interpreting and appreciating texts through close reading.
Fluency reading
Fluency reading is a structure for teaching reading that is designed to target pupils’ reading fluency through successful decoding practice and repeated reading.
Through repeated reading of texts, pupils also observe the modelling of fluent reading and then explicitly practice it.
Extended reading
What is extended reading?
Extended reading is a structure for teaching reading that is designed to give pupils plenty of experience of the written English language. It is a lesson that recognises that the breadth of pupils’ reading experiences is as important as the depth of their exploration of individual texts. Pupils will engage with a lot of text, either with support or independently. This reading is interspersed with explanations and questions that don’t overly interrupt the flow of the lesson, allowing pupils the chance to feel immersed in texts.
Close reading
What is close reading?
Close reading is a structure for teaching reading that is designed to engage pupils in deeper exploration of texts. The aim is to carefully consider the ways authors use language and the impact this language has on different readers. Through the discussion of texts, pupils can also gain an understanding of themselves as readers. This means encouraging them to see the that texts can be interpreted in different ways.
Reading eggs and reading plus.
Through the use of the online programmes ‘Reading Eggs’ and ‘Reading plus’ children are motivated to read a wide range of online books that support the development of their general knowledge simultaneously. The online programmes track their individual progress and assigns them specific reading lessons at their appropriate level.
