Curriculum Intent: English-Reading
Characteristics of a Reader
- Excellent phonic knowledge and skills.
- Fluency and accuracy in reading across a wide range of contexts throughout the curriculum.
- Knowledge of an extensive and rich vocabulary.
- An excellent comprehension of texts.
- The motivation to read for both study and for pleasure.
- Extensive knowledge through having read a rich and varied range of texts.
Implementation
Our pupils should be able to organise their knowledge, skills and understanding around the following
- Understanding texts
- Reading words accurately
These key concepts, underpin learning in each milestone. This enables pupils to reinforce and build upon prior learning, make connections and develop subject specific language.
Please see our Reading Curriculum Phases for an overview of the knowledge and skills throughout the phases.
Please see our Reading and Phonics page for more information about how early reading is implemented across our school.
Reading Plus is an adaptive reading solution that integrates comprehension, vocabulary, motivation and reading efficiency into one programme. Reading Plus is used across KS2 to engage and support children with their reading it assesses efficiency, but also measures and increases motivation and comprehension.
Aspirations For The Future
Pupils develop an understanding of how subjects and specific skills are linked to future jobs.
Here are some of the jobs you could aspire to do in the future as a Reader and Writer:
- Publicity Assistant
- Stage Director
- Song Writer
- Entertainment Manager
- Social Media Consultant
- Cartoonist
Inspirational Figure
Impact
Assessment
Through the explicit teaching of the Reading skills, both the teachers and the pupils assess their learning continuously throughout the lesson. Our assessment systems enable teachers to make informed judgements about the depth of their learning and the progress they have made over time.
Pupil Voice
We use Reading Plus to help us with our reading speed and to answer questions about what we have read. I love getting combos, because you level up and that means you’re making progress.
Anya (KS2)
I enjoy the class books that we read together, because we read it and then talk about what has happened. My favourite book has been ‘The Curse of the Maya’.
Annabell (KS2)
I love reading books like Harry Potter, because I find them interesting and I really enjoy them. J.K. Rowling is my favourite author.
Kacey (KS2)
I enjoy reading non-fiction books such as football books because I like to find out about the facts and life-stories.
Tommy (KS2)
My favourite author is Cressida Cowell who writes the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ books.
Joe (KS2)
I loved the book about dragons because I like dragons.
Zirian (KS1)
I am a good reader and I like reading
Ben (KS1)
My favourite story is the one with the queen in the castle.
Harriet (EYFS)
I can sound out the letters.
Arya (EYFS)
