The Power of Reading'Of all the subjects taught in school, reading is first among equals - the most singular in importance because all others rely on it.
Excellence in almost any academic subject requires strong reading.' Reading Reconsidered, 2016 At Elloughton Primary School, we are passionate about reading. We believe it is the key to unlocking so many opportunities for our pupils. Throughout the week, children hear high-quality, rich texts read to them, as well as having time to enjoy books they have chosen for pleasure. Every child takes home at least one book that is carefully matched to both their age and ability to decode. We also teach reading fluency and comprehension in dedicated whole-class reading lessons. Across the school, children are heard reading 1:1. In Key Stage 1, and in some parts of Key Stage 2, pupils also take part in small group reading sessions. We welcome volunteers to support children’s reading and provide targeted intervention sessions for pupils who need extra help with phonics, fluency, or comprehension. We are proud of our provision, which not only develops pupils’ reading ability but also inspires a life-long love of books. Please read on to see our reading provision in more detail. Reading Scheme
Our decodable reading books are organised in the given sequence of the Bug Club programme and reading books build letter-sound correspondences cumulatively. In addition to daily phonic lessons, early reading is developed through ‘group reading’ sessions. During these sessions reading is taught in small groups to develop phonic knowledge, fluency and comprehension skills. These sessions build pupils’ confidence with texts that closely match their current phonics knowledge. Before reading, children practise decoding key words, including common exception words, and are encouraged to re-read the texts at home and school to build fluency. Any pupils falling behind receive additional practice and continue to read books in a progressive sequence until they are secure in decoding unfamiliar words confidently. Early Reading
By the end of Key Stage 1, we aspire to support pupils from learning to read, to reading to learn. ‘Learn to read accurately by the age of six...read to learn for the rest of your life’ 
Our aims: To ensure all pupils make speedy progress in phonics and reading We start teaching phonics in Nursery/Reception using the Bug Club sequence of sounds. This ensures children build a secure knowledge of the alphabetic code and can read and spell with growing confidence as they progress through school. Pupils’ progress in reading is dependent upon both the speedy working out of the pronunciation of unfamiliar printed words (decoding) and the speedy recognition of familiar printed words. All teachers have the highest expectation that children will become proficient readers by the end of Key Stage 1 through our systematic, consistent implementation of our chosen phonic programme. The intent behind our phonics approach is to:
Phonics is taught in a whole class approach. Any gaps in knowledge are addressed through 5-minute daily interventions (additional to whole class phonics sessions) from the start of the year in order for children to ‘keep up’ with their peers. Therefore, the children then move through the phase groups as one group together, Regular progress meetings are held with all reading teachers in KS1 to monitor children making slowest progress. Children in danger of falling behind, or who are working under expected levels (lower 20%), are swiftly identified and enough additional support provided to enable them to keep up. The impact of our consistent and systematic teaching of our phonics programme is that children become fluent readers by the age of KS1. In addition, our Phonics Screening data was 88.9% in 2024/25. Early Reading and Writing- a quick video which provides an insight into how we teach early reading and writing in EYFS.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W69eQSLpa2M&authuser=0 
National Phonic Screening Check
All children in Year 1 take part in the National Phonics Screening Check in June. The check consists of reading 40 words, a mix of real and pseudo (made-up) words. If a child does not reach the required standard, additional support will be provided to help them make rapid progress. They will be re-assessed in Year 2. Results are submitted to the Local Authority.
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We celebrate World Book Day every year. Here are some wonderful competition entries to our 'Extreme Reading' competition where children were challenged with reading in the most extreme places!Book Talk Reading with your child can support them in developing a love of reading. The OU have come up with guides and videos to support parents with this. https://ourfp.org/supporting-rah/book-chat-reading-with-your-child/ Book Chat Guide Book Chat Poster Reading Aloud Stories online for children aged 3-5 Stories online for children aged 5-7 Stories online for children aged 7-9 Stories online for children aged 9-11 Every month, the Book Trust review dozens of books for children and teenagers. Here are their recommendations: New children's books we love Every year, the Book Trust publishes their 'Great Book Guide'. Here are their most up to date list of 100 books that they think are great – and so will children! Great Books Guide Picture Books Picture books are wonderful for all ages in primary schools and are not to be limited to the younger classrooms alone. Here are some suggestions for all ages: Year 1 picture books about fear and worry Year 1 picture books promoting diversity Lower Key Stage Two Picture Book Recommendations Upper Key Stage Two Picture Book Recommendations The Best Wordless Picture books for Primary School Children High Quality Texts
We truly believe in the power of a rich, high quality text. If you would like some suggestions then please see the following lists of suggested texts for each year group. Suggested Texts for Pre-school and Nursery Suggested Texts for Reception Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 1 Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 2 Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 3 Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 4 Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 5 Pupils Suggested Texts for Year 6 Pupils For more support with selecting texts appropriate for your child's age, click here. For more book lists including 'Books of the Month', 'Ones to Watch' as well as poetry and magazine subscription suggestions, click here. |
