Reading
Reading
Reading forms the core of our curriculum at St Gabriel's. All children read and and enjoy being read to, so that they develop a love of reading. Books are selected by teachers with the knowledge of how they link to other areas of the curriculum.
- Reading Scheme – Our reading provision is varied here at St Gabriel's and we make use of a wide variety of reading schemes to provide a range of appropriate quality texts for children to read covering all genres. The schemes incorporated into our reading provision include: Oxford Reading Tree, Project X, Graphic Novels, Rising Stars Reading Planet Rocket Phonics and Phonics Bug. All books are book banded in order to ensure progression and challenge for all children. Once children have progressed through the book bands (usually in Y4-6) they can select reading books from their class library or choose carefully selected books of their own. The notion of becoming a ‘free reader’ really motivates the older children to read.
- Classic Texts – All children will have classic texts read to them in all year groups. This may include traditional fairy tales / rhymes in Foundation Stage and KS1, to established classic novels in KS2.
- Individual Reading – All children in KS1 read individually to a TA or teacher at least once a week. Lower attaining readers read more often. In KS2, children participate in weekly group guided reading sessions with a greater focus on comprehension. In Year 3 and 4, children read individually to a TA or a teacher on a weekly or fortnightly basis where possible . Lower achieving children in KS2 will have individual reading time more frequently.
- Guided Reading – all children in Reception class up to Year 6 take part in Guided Reading. Guided Reading Sessions, which run x3 sessions per week in kS1 and x3-5 sessions in KS2, are planned by all teachers to teach a range of skills and techniques which enable children to comprehend the meaning of what they read and develop their understanding of the vocabulary used by authors.
