Intent
At Dagnall, we put reading at the heart of our curriculum as we know that reading is fundamental to learning now and in the future.
We aim to foster a love of reading both at school and at home. We believe reading is an entitlement that opens up a world of possibility enabling children to learn more about themselves, others, the world and beyond.
Implementation |
In the Early Years and KS1, children use the supersonic phonic friends to support their learning of reading. (Please see the separate phonics page for more information.)
Children in KS2 move towards exploring a wider variety of text in which to apply their reading skills beyond phonics based text.
Daily guided reading lessons explicitly teach for fluency through the use of echo, choral and individual reading. Reading fluency enables children to more fully understand what they have read which supports their comprehension.
Children are encouraged to read widely and are exposed to a variety of genres both as part of English lessons but also as part of their daily reading for pleasure sessions which take place across the school.
Weekly library sessions and daily class readers provide opportunities for further developing our love of reading.
Impact: |
We want our children, at every stage of their reading journey, to read with accuracy, automaticity and prosody meaning that they read confidently, sound like a reader and read for understanding.
By learning to read fluently our children will develop a deeper understanding of what they have read enabling them to consider the impact of the words the author has used, the meaning behind the words and the impact they have on them.
These combined, will help children to develop their love of reading and they can feel the joy that can be found immersing themselves in a book.
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