INTRO TO READING (taken from dfe ‘The reading framework’ July 2021)

Reading is fundamental to education.  Proficiency in reading, writing and spoken language is vital for pupils’ success. Through these, they develop communication skills for education and for working with others: in school, in training and at work.

Pupils who find it difficult to learn to read are likely to struggle across the curriculum, since English is both a subject in its own right and the  medium for teaching. This is why the government is committed to continuing to raise standards of literacy for all.

• All children take home a book from school every evening - for children in the early stages of reading, this will be fully decodable book in line with their phonics ability. 
• They may also take home a book to develop reading for pleasure
• We ask that all children read at home at least 4 times a week
• Children will be asked to read the same book at least 3 times following our policy of 'a book in three' (see flyer for further details by clicking here)
• The reading record should be signed and dated by a responsible adult every time the children read at home
• Reading sessions at home should last at least 20 minutes for children in Robin, Swan and Swift class and 30 minutes for children in Wren, Osprey and Kestrel
• Reading books and reading records should be sent into school every day so that staff can add comments if they hear the children read independently during the school day

• Children will receive a raffle ticket every time there are 10 signatures in the reading record
• One ticket will be drawn in each class at the end of every half term
• The winner will receive a reading hamper of age appropriate books