English: Reading
Early Reading
At Harris Primary Academy Kenley our aim is for all children to become fluent, confident readers. Reading will give your child the tools to become an independent life-long learner. We achieve this by:
·Teaching reading using Read Write Inc.
·Reading a range of storybooks daily to encourage a love of reading.
Phonics
Click here to see how we teach Phonics at HPAK.
KS1 Reading
Children are taught to decode text and read for meaning through a number of opportunities during their day-to-day life at school. From Reception to Year 1 all children learn to decode text through phonics. From Year 2, children are able to hone their comprehension skills through daily reading lessons.
The expectation is that children read at home daily and record this on their 'Read the Rainbow' bookmark. Certificates are awarded for children's completion of their bookmarks.
Children on our phonics programme are allocated (and take home) colour banded books of different reading skill levels. One of these colour banded books is the one studied in phonics lessons and the second is a linked text with similar content/characters.
When children finish the phonics programme, they begin daily reading lesson. These lessons teach vital reading skills and comprehension awareness whilst encouraging a love of reading. Each lesson focuses on teaching a range of comprehension skills and developing children's fluency in reading increasingly complex texts.
In addition, children can choose from a wide range of age-appropriate books to take home and read, this is further supplemented by a levelled text which is carefully selected to match the child's reading ability and support their reading development.
Children are also encouraged to read for pleasure through reading for pleasure sessions where they can access a wider range of age-appropriate books from their year group's selection. Furthermore, class teachers read to the children daily using recommended texts which immerse and engage children in the wonder of stories.
KS2 Reading
Children in Key Stage 2 have a daily reading lesson. These lessons teach vital reading skills and comprehension awareness whilst encouraging a love of reading. Each lesson focuses on teaching a range of comprehension skills and developing children's fluency in reading increasingly complex texts.
The vast majority of children in Key Stage 2 will already be competent with their phonics knowledge. However, if children require additional support in this area, for example if they join the academy with English as an Additional Language, then this support will follow our scheme of phonics Read Write Inc.
Children should read at home for twenty or thirty minutes a day. Children in Years 3-6 bring home a levelled text at the appropriate stage for their reading ability and an age-appropriate book that they have chosen to read for pleasure from the year group's selection. Children's reading at home should be recorded on their 'Read the Rainbow' bookmark. Certificates are awarded for children's completion of their bookmarks.
Love of Reading
All teachers at Harris Primary Academy Kenley read to their classes aloud each day. This models a love of reading and helps all children develop a connection with a shared class text.
HPAK Reading Lead - Mr L Searle
