Reading

Reading is essential for all of our children to help them become independent life long learners. The stages of the Oxford Reading Tree books are carefully designed to be progressive and, when in KS2, reading is for meaning - not just decoding the text. Parental discussion is essential to deepen the understanding of the texts.

As children enter Year 3, they will continue with their reading record from Key Stage 1. Each child has an individual record for each stage of the reading program and teachers will progress the children through the reading scheme stages as their comprehension skills develop. Children are expected to be more independent in changing their books when completed. Parents can encourage this and also record their reading in their Home School Organiser, which is monitored in school. Oxford Reading Tree books up to Stage 12 are stored in the Year 3 corridor.

After completion of Stage 12, and as they progress through school, children choose their reading books from the reading scheme boxes in the KS2 library. For these stages, daily reading plus parent signature is still recorded in their organiser and monitored by teachers.

In addition, children are encouraged to choose additional books for pleasure. This ensures that children read a breadth of text types and genres. All reading should be recorded in their organiser, so that we too can celebrate their reading record with them.

Our Year 6 librarians, adult volunteers or staff are always happy to recommend new authors to children if they need a change or a challenge!

We welcome in school any parents/grandparents who would like to help with reading both listening and discussing with individuals or small groups. Please let your child’s teacher know if you can give some of your time to help.

Reading Newsletters

Autumn 25 reading newsletter

Summer 25 Reading newsletter

Reading & Writing at home

We encourage all children to read aloud to an adult and to share books at home regularly. Regular writing practise at home is also encouraged. These documents have been written to provide top tips for home support.

Developing Your Child's Reading at Home

Developing your Child's Writing at home

You may find it interesting to listen to Michael Rosen's YouTube tips for reading bedtime stories. Please note that this is a link to YouTube. We take online safety seriously and would not expect children to use YouTube unsupervised.

Recommendations

First chapter book recommendations

Best books for dyslexic children

Best books for reluctant readers

High interest, low difficulty

Graphic novel reading list

Best non-fiction reads for all ages

Primary poetry recommendations

Branching Out Posters

The following posters are a great resource to help you find alternative authors that your child may like, based on authors they have enjoyed previously.

BranchingOutJuliaDonaldsonBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutSupertatoBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutElmerBFT.pdf

BranchingOutYouChooseBFT.pdf

BranchingOutIsadoraMoonBFT.pdf

BranchingOutRainbowMagicBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutHorridHenryBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutDaisyKesGrayBFT.pdf

BranchingOutDavidWalliamsBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutHorribleHistoriesBFT-1.pdf

BranchingOutFamousFiveBFT.pdf

BranchingOutGoosebumpsBFT.pdf