Look at our fantastic Reading Rivers! Reading Rivers show the journey of reading over a set time.
Reading is a priority at Elston Hall. It is vital that all children develop expertise in reading so that they can access the wider curriculum and connect with the world around them. Phonics, word recognition and language comprehension are explicitly taught through a rich and varied reading programme of texts which build up from fully decodable to highly decodable books to a wide range of high quality texts. Books are structured and levelled set of books written specifically to ensure that every child can take steady and progressive steps towards reading success. Our timetable offers a rich reading provision, including time for individual reading, group reading and class reading as well as reading for pleasure. In addition, we encourage children to read at home frequently, and provide a diary for home/school communication.
Elston Hall Primary School has chosen the reading spine designed by Doug Lemov based upon his books 'Reading Reconsidered'. This will ensure that all children enjoy a wide range of high quality texts from the five categories: archaic texts, non-linear time sequences, narratively complex, figurative and symbolic language and resistant texts. This reading spine focuses on narrative and poetry and so children will also be provided with a good balance of non-fiction texts to support their learning across the wider curriculum. The following websites are useful in supporting non-fiction book choices:
Reading at Home
Journal Activities
Year 6 will concentrate on their revision booklets and booster
