Reading At Home
At The Priory we expect all children to read at home every day. This is to support their reading fluency and to develop a love of reading.
Below are suggested timings for children to read outside of school each day.
Reception: 5 - 10 minutes
Year 1& 2: 10 - 20 minutes
Year 3 - 6: 20+ minutes
We would also strongly encourage reading aloud to your child/ren all the way through primary school.
Phonics
From Nursery, children are taught to read using the Synthetic Systematic Phonics scheme, Little Wandle, which has been approved by the Department of Education. All children in Early Years and Key Stage One will be taught to read using phonics. Children in Year 3 and beyond who are early readers will continue to receive phonics and early reading support through the Little Wandle scheme.
Phonics lessons are daily and fast-paced with sessions lasting between 20 and 30 minutes.
In addition to this, children in Reception and Year 1 will take part in guided group reading sessions with up to 6 children led by a trained member of staff. During these sessions, they will focus on decoding, reading fluency and comprehension.
Below you will find videos to demonstrate how each sound taught in Reception should be pronounced and a guide to how we teach children to blend sounds to read.
Reading after Phonics
In Key Stage Two, pupils will continue to be taught reading skills in school. This will be done through Whole Class Reading lessons where children will read and discuss a book as a class.
Pupils will take reading books home from school and be expected to read every day at home. Their reading level will be assessed using Accelerated Reader to ensure they are taking books at the right level of challenge for them.
