Burley Gate Primary School Reading Policy 2023: Fostering A Love For Reading.pdf

- Purpose: Foster a love for reading, enhance the curriculum, and ensure all pupils achieve fluency and comprehension by the end of primary education.

- National Curriculum Focus: Fluency in word reading and comprehension (listening and reading).

- Key 2 Reading Approach:
- Whole-school strategy focusing on fluency and comprehension through direct teaching.
- Aligned with assessment strands and National Curriculum learning objectives.
- Utilizes a variety of literature tailored to pupils' attainment levels.
- Supports lower ability readers through exposure to higher-level questions and activities.

- Love of Reading:
- Daily shared text discussions in Reading sessions to promote verbal interaction and prosody.
- Children share recommendations based on their reading experiences.
- Staff receive CPD for effective teaching techniques.

- Support for Below Age-Related Expectations:
- Identify and prioritize the lowest 20% of readers in each class for daily individual reading with an adult.
- Targeted small group interventions to help these children become fluent, confident readers.
- Regular half-term reviews; support planned on Individual Education Plans (IEPs) as needed.
- Continue phonics instruction and practice for those not meeting standards by the end of Year 2.

- Interventions:
- Timetabled sessions led by teachers or learning assistants, tailored to specific needs based on Little Wandle heat maps.
- Using question stems aligned with Key 2 Reading strands and National Curriculum objectives.
- Regular training and monitoring for high-quality support.

- Wider Curriculum Integration:
- Expose pupils to diverse texts during other subject lessons to maximize reading opportunities.

- Reading Timetable:
- Nursery: Daily phonological awareness activities, dedicated reading area with varied texts.
- Reception & Year 1: 30 minutes daily Little Wandle phonics, six-weekly assessments, comprehension exercises using class texts.