Reading

'Reading is dreaming with your eyes wide open.'

Our Whole Class Reading leader is Mr Gardom

At Peel Brow School we aim to enable our pupils to read confidently, fluently, accurately, and with understanding through a variety of discreet and cross-curricular learning opportunities. Reading, and literature, is at the heart of our Learning Challenge Curriculum. In line with the DfE Reading Framework, we are dedicated to developing a strong reading culture that ensures all children become fluent, enthusiastic, and reflective readers. We are committed to enabling our children to become lifelong readers who leave school with the skills needed to achieve academic success. It is vital that we close the ‘1 million+ word gap’ to ensure every child is exposed to a literacy-rich environment. Each Learning Challenge unit is designed around a core text that connects learning across the curriculum. In addition, the texts used in Whole Class Reading are carefully selected to complement the Learning Challenge, helping children make meaningful connections and strengthen their schema.

Whole Class Reading

Children in Year 2 (upon completing Read, Write, Inc.) to Year 6 take part in daily reading lessons. Children are exposed to a range of challenging texts and are taught the skills for reading. Teachers select texts that allow children to make connections with the knowledge from each Learning Challenge or texts that support the themes covered in our PSHE curriculum, as well as a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Teachers plan for opportunities for children to engage in purposeful discussions about texts and support the development of speaking and listening skills whilst widening the children’s vocabulary. Please see below for our progression in reading skills and Reading Spine.

‘Keep Up not Catch Up’

We aim for every child to be exposed to challenging, age-related texts to support the progress children make in reading, however, in order to close the gap in reading, we provide interventions that enable children to ‘keep up not catch up’. In Key Stage 2, these interventions are delivered through daily RWI sessions, reading sessions following the RWI Fresh Start Program or PiXL reading groups. 

Supporting your child with their reading at home

At Peel Brow, we encourage children to read at home with a family member each day. Every child has a Reading Record which is signed by staff in school and should be signed when they read at home.

Please click on the link for Top Tips on how to support your child with their reading at home:

Ten Top Tips for Reading at Home

'30 Reads Before You Leave'

 

Each year group has '30 Reads Before They Leave' and will be able to select one a week to take home. Each year group's texts have been created using a wide range of age-appropriate and accessible books across a range of genres and styles, including picture books for all year groups. For our older children who may take longer than a week to read each text, the recommended reads have been chosen to cater for all children to help capture their interest and continue to develop a love for reading. Children can chose from fiction, traditional texts, non-fiction and poetry. We encourage parents to support their child with reading at bedtime and enjoys books together as a family.