Reading at Anston Brook

Intent

At Anston Brook Primary School we intend to give our learners the knowledge, skills and authentic experience to better understand the world around us, the opportunities it may provide, and the aspiration to contribute to and change the world around them.

In reading, the National Curriculum states that English has a pre-eminent place in education and society. Through reading, in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. Reading enables pupils to both acquire knowledge and to build on what they already know.

We aim to ensure that children:

  • read easily, fluently and with good understanding
  • develop the habit of reading widely and often, for both pleasure and information
  • acquire a wide vocabulary, an understanding of grammar and knowledge of linguistic conventions for reading, writing and spoken language.

Phonics & Early Reading

  • Little Wandle daily discrete synthetic phonics lessons in EYFS & KS1

  • Daily individual reading to develop decoding skills

  • Phonically decodable books to read at school and home - matching level in phonics

  • Repetition & consolidation of phonics learning during free-flow & independent activities

  • High quality books in EYFS continuous provision 

  • Print rich environment, areas of learning clearly labelled for independence 

  • Phonic and sight word assessments each half term

  • Children's progress in phonics is tracked and monitored each half term. Targeted additional support given.

  • Phonics workshop delivered to FS and Y1 parents

  • Phonic packs sent home as additional  practice before the screening

Whole Class Reading (WCR)

  • Learn to read - focus on decoding in FS & KS1

  • Learn to read - focus on reading for meaning/develop comprehension in FS2 to Y6

  • Phonically decodable books to read at school and home  in FS & KS1 - matching level in phonics

  • High quality books to engage KS2 readers

  • Whole CLass Reading (WHR) session daily in every class (Y2-Y6)

  • Developing vocabulary and language overarches all other reading concepts.

  • Reading concepts are used to drive reading lessons, which develop children's ability to predict, summarise, retrieve, infer and understand/develop vocabulary in a variety of contexts.

  • Key vocabulary on display and used throughout sessions

Reading for Pleasure

  • Book Weeks, visits from authors and illustrators

  • World Book Day

  • Story time in every classroom

  • High quality book corners in every classroom and around school

  • High quality library with a carefully selected range of fiction and non-fiction books

  • Books chosen by children and taken home weekly

  • Reading stations - relevant books and key words available linked to foundation subjects

  • Home Reading records - comments from parents and staff#

  • 'Look for a Book' - children can find books outdoors to read and re-hide for others to find

Implementation of Reading

Our reading curriculum road map shows all learners in school what they have already learned, what they will learn next and in the future. Our reading curriculum ensures children learn the skills and knowledge as well as embedding a passion and love for reading. We 'learn to read' and then 'read to learn'. We ensure reading is woven through all our curriculum areas and is developed at every opportunity.

Our road map in reading shows how the skills of phonics/word reading and comprehension progress through the age groups, in relation to the content domains.