READING

READING

'Learning God's Way'

At St Mary's reading is at the heart of all we do. In KS1 the children learn to read using the Read, Write Inc phonics program and in KS2 we use Reading for Meaning and Cracking Comprehension to develop our understanding of the text. Please visit our Phonics area to learn more about Read, Write Inc. (Link Below) and our Reading Policy sets out how we teach Reading in school. As a School we use Oxford Reading Tree as our school reading scheme.

Link to our Phonics’ Page

Reading schemes we use

KS1 and EYFS

Children are given a home reading book matched to their ability and this is changed 2x a week. Communication on progress at home and in school can be recorded in their red reading diary  *These follow the Oxford Reading Tree book band system and expectations can be seen in the diagram below. All children enjoy reading together with an adult throughout the week with the bottom 20% of readers being read with daily to ensure they reach age expected expectations. 

*Oxford reading tree book band level guide

KS2

Individual reading: We use the Oxford reading tree/Rigby books in KS2 with children progressing through the books and changing them under the instruction of the class teacher. They have a class reading book that is taken from this scheme that they use to read to an adult in school but they are free to bring in a free reading book that they can use when reading for pleasure. Please see a copy of the expected levels for KS2 readers below:

Parents' Support

Please find a link to the Reading Viper Questions below. These are really helpful and will support you when reading with your children.

World Book Day

In the Spring Term, St Mary's took part in World Book Day. We had great fun dressing up as our favourite book character. Every class enjoyed listening to a story by the author and illustrator Oliver Jeffers and creating a piece of writing about their book. A secondhand book sale was held at the end of the day to raise money for new books for our school.