Intent
The aim of our reading curriculum is to:
- Equip children with the skills to become confident, fluent and engaged readers.
- Enable children to become familiar with a wide range of texts, genres, authors.
- Children learn to read so that they can read to learn and access the wider curriculum and apply these skills to the wider world.
Implementation
- We follow the National Curriculum and Early Years Development Matters.
- We use guided reading and whole class reading, including interventions and personalised reading plans outlining support as necessary for individuals.
- We use quality texts within English lessons and across the curriculum.
- We have a reading spine of texts for each year group.
Phonics
At Acomb we teach phonics using a systematic programme based on Letters and Sounds.ย ย Children have daily lessons, beginning on their first day in Early Years.ย Children read phonically regular texts matched to their current assessed phase in phonics.ย Daily pre-teach and intervention sessions are used to prevent children from falling behind.
We are working to introduce Pearson Bug Club Phonics from September 2022.
Impact
2019 KS2 84% EXS+, 41% High Standard
2019 Phonics (Y1) 91%
2020 Phonics (Y2) 89%
2019 EYFS 84% GLD
Links to school values
Aspiration | We aspire to be confident, fluent and engaged readers. |
Independence | We access a range of books independently, both in and out of school. |
Communication | We talk about books, recommend and review. |
Community | We encourage a culture of reading, involving the wider community (e.g. parents, libraries, volunteers). |
Achievement | We achieve high standards in reading at all stages |
Opportunity | We have frequent opportunities to access a wide range of texts, genres and authors throughout school. |