Reading

Being able to read accurately and fluently is an essential part of everyday life. Reading for pleasure is one of life's joys and should always form part of every child's reading experience.

Alongside this, those children with access to a wide range of high-quality texts will usually have a wider vocabulary, improved spelling and an enormous bank of characters, settings and plots to draw on in their own writing. Consequently, reading is a daily part of life at Nova.

All children in KS1 will learn to read using the Read Write Inc programme. Children learn to read by blending sounds together and learn to spell the same words by breaking them down into parts (segmenting). If a child is struggling with early reading, we quickly provide additional daily support.

Staff in our school are trained to teach reading using Read Write Inc. As the children progress through the programme the focus moves to fluency and prosody (the use of punctuation to support meaning and expression)

In Key Stage 2, we teach reading through a range of reading materials, including high-quality texts, short stories, poetry and non-fiction. Children increase their fluency, prosody, inference and of course comprehension. A huge focus is placed on extending and enriching vocabulary in these sessions. In key stage 2, the teaching of reading follows a specific process emphasising vocabulary, retrieval and inference. Teachers deliver texts which pupils will read multiple times across the week. 'Echo reading' is a cornerstone of our approach to teaching reading, as this allows pupils to 'hear what a great reader sounds like'.

Reading for Pleasure

Children read for pleasure throughout their time at Nova. In fact, this is just as important as their daily skills lessons. Children read by themselves or with friends; in the classroom and outside. They can select books from the library, book corners in classrooms and cosy reading corners throughout school.

Teachers Reading Aloud

At some point during every day, teachers will read to their children in what we call the 'Daily Reading Pledge'. These books will be a combination of poetry, chapter books and picture books. In line with the National Curriculum, these texts will often be beyond the children's own reading ability but will allow the children access to a rich vocabulary and to experience the joy of using their imagination. Where possible, texts may link to the wider curriculum. For example, the reading of Michael Morpurgo's 'Private Peaceful' in year 6 aligns to their history topic of WW1.

 

The following document contains information about Reading at Nova Primary Academy.