Reading

Reading is the key for children to unlock their learning across many other subjects. We actively promote reading for pleasure by providing children with rich resources both in lessons and in our library. Teachers, Teaching Assistants and our Librarian are happy to help the children to make informed book choices.

We encourage independent reading and ask parents to support this by listening to children read at home each day, throughout their time with us. We use a range of reading scheme books so that we can cater for different needs and interests, but also so that we can offer different types of books to broaden a child's interest range. 

Phonics is a systematic way of learning to read. Children are taught the sounds that letters make and how to blend them together to 'sound out' words. Phonics is taught using the 'Monster Phonics' programme.  Children's books are carefully selected to support their learning in school.