Reading is at the heart of Hollydale and we want all our children to be passionate about reading. Therefore, we make sure that all children have access to a range of exciting, diverse and language-rich books and reading materials. Every classroom has a stimulating and engaging book corner, and we provide many opportunities for children to read, and be read to, throughout the school day.
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Children are taught the skills of decoding and comprehension depending on their age and stage of development. All children are encouraged to read at home regularly with an adult.
EYFS and KS1 have a taught daily phonics session. This teaches children to hear, say, read and write the full range of sounds needed to read and write independently. We are following the synthetics phonics programme – Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.
KS2 have a taught daily 30-minute session, which follows the Literary Leaves programme developed by the Literacy Tree. This involves the study of carefully selected texts at a whole-class level. Through this, children are taught the following key skills of reading comprehension: predicting, clarifying, evaluating, inferencing, making connections, summarising and questioning and how to apply them in a wider range of contexts.
By the end of KS1 children should be able to:
By the end of KS2 children should be able to:
We aim to cultivate readers with a passion for a wide range of genres to ensure that their love of reading extends beyond the classroom and evokes a thirst for knowledge and a curiosity for life.
Children at Hollydale are exposed to a varied diet of Reading. Reading weaves its way through the curriculum, the classroom environment and the wider culture of the school.
Children are exposed to reading through:
Reading Buddies – Reading buddies is a programme in our school in which KS2 pupils are paired with EYFS and KS1 pupils to read together. All of our reading buddies receive training that includes reading coaching skills and strategies.
Yr 2 Child ‘I really like it when my reading buddy helps me out with my reading. I am also really enjoying my book.’
Yr 2 Child ‘I like it when I learn new words and my partner helps me with the meaning so I understand.’
Yr 6 Child ‘It’s really nice to help the younger children with their reading and teach them something new.’
Yr 6 Child ‘It makes you proud when the children learn a new word, I feel proud.’
Book Reviews Video Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSpZHhU8lpU
Poetry Performances inspired by Amanda Gorman’s ‘Change Sings’:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0xm9URgu_I&t=5s
