Reading quality texts is central to all of our teaching and learning. 

We provide multiple opportunities for children to access high quality texts:

Guided Reading

• One high quality guided reading lesson is provided each day for every child from Year 2 to Year 6 (EYFS and Year 1 read within their phonic sessions)
• The guided reading book list is reviewed each year for every class
• The texts are chosen based on what the children would enjoy; to ensure rich opportunities to explore vocabulary,; whether they are suitably challenging enough; and books that each children should read before they leave for secondary school
• The current book lists for each class can be found in the Long Term Curriculum Map
• Three of the five guided reading lessons are Fluency lessons which consist of Teacher Modelled reading, Echo reading, Choral reading and Partner reading to ensure all children are able to access and read the text with increasing fluency
• Two of the five guided reading lessons are Comprehension lessons during which the children are supported to discuss and debate the themes, context and characters of the text through the lens of the National Curriculum Reading Content Domains 

English Lessons

• Pathways to Write is designed to stimulate writing based around an engaging text
• As such, the children will read and enjoy an engaging text for English and a different high quality text for Guided Reading
• The texts provided by Pathways to Write have been chosen based on age expectations, rich vocabulary and stunning imagery  

Home Reading

• In EYFS and Year 1 each child is given a book for home reading that matches their phonic level
• From Year 2 onwards, each child is assessed every term using Accelerated Reader and supported to choose a book for home reading that matches their assessed reading range
• All children are also free to choose a 'reading for pleasure' book that is not matched to their phonic or reading range but is based solely on their interests
• The classroom library is set up by genres of books and the selection is changed termly
• Each child is encouraged to explore each genre of books over the course of the term / year
• This way each child is able to experience and formulate their own opinions of various genres of books
• Each child is expected to read at home on 5 occasions over the duration of 7 day week
• Each child is awarded with Dojo points for completing the 5 day reading challenge
• Adults in school track the amount each child reads at home, discusses the book with the child and listens to them read
• The bottom 20% of readers, and those identified as struggling to access support with reading at home (e.g. those whose parents do not speak English), are read with daily by a school adult