Below are just some of the ways we teach reading and support children's development of reading throughout Key Stage 1.
Shared reading sessions.
The teacher models the reading process to the whole class as an expert reader, providing a high level of support. The learner readers join in where appropriate with the reading of the enlarged text – singly and/or chorally. The texts selected are rich and challenging, being beyond the current reading ability of the majority of the class.
Guided reading sessions led by a member of staff.
The responsibility for reading shifts to the learner. The teacher structures all reading tasks with children, who are grouped by ability. They are required to read and respond to the text themselves with the teacher supporting. Texts of graded difficulty are carefully chosen and matched to the reading ability of the group.
Independent reading.
During independent reading, children take responsibility for selecting and reading a variety of texts including fiction, poetry and non-fiction from library books, games, activities, book tapes, talking books, webpages, print and text around the school, etc. The child should be able to read these texts readily and comprehend them with little or no teacher or adult support. The focus for the reading is to provide practise and to develop personal response to text.
Story time, including poetry.
Children will be exposed to high quality literature on a regular basis during story time. The teachers will ensure a balance of genres is covered over the year encouraging an appreciation of our rich and varied literary heritage. Each Key Stage has a 'Literacy Spine' of high quality books to be read with the children over the course of the year.
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Year A |
Year B |
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Classic/Contemporary story |
The BFG by Roald Dahl
The Owl who was afraid of the dark by Jill Tomlinson
The Sheep Pig by Dick King Smith |
Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl
Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
My Naughty Little Sister stories by Dorothy Edwards |
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Traditional story |
The Lion and the Mouse by Aesop Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain by Verna Aardema Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel |
The Tortoise and the Hare by Aesop Tidalick the Frog who caused a flood by Robert Roennfeldt Wombat Goes Walkabout by Michael Morpurgo |
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Fairy Story |
Jack and The Beanstalk Cinderella The Elves And The Shoemaker |
Dick Whittington Hansel and Gretel Tom Thumb |
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Poetry |
The Owl and the pussycat by Edward Lear Alligator by Grace Nichols Air by Michael Rosen |
The House that Jack built The Sound Collector by Roger Mcgough Furry Bear by A A Milne |
Reading with individual children and reading scheme books to read at home.
We use Song Bird phonics followed by a wider variety of books from a variety of publishers. Songbird Phonics books are arranged in line with the letters and sounds phases. During reading time we will assess the child’s decoding, understanding and fluency, changing books as appropriate. If a child is making good progress it is not essential to complete each book in a phase before staff assess that it is time to change a set, and some phases may be skipped should the teacher feel it is appropriate. Once children have developed their reading skills we provide classroom or library books in place of the reading scheme books. Through Key Stage 1 we use daily 'Guided Reading' sessions to move the children's reading skills forward. Guided reading sessions involve small group activities, some led by adults, some independent. These tasks support children in hearing, reading and discussing a wide range of high quality books.