Reading
Early reading is supported through the Little Wandle: Letters and sounds revised scheme supported by the Collins Big Cat fully decodable books. Regular training materials available online ensure that staff are equipped to teach with the expertise and skills required to promote excellent progress, as well as a love of reading.
In KS2, when children have completed the Little Wandle programme, they develop deeper reading skills using the Big Cat reading scheme which seamlessly follows on from in EY and KS1, providing the children with a range of exciting and up-to-date fiction and non-fiction texts.
Reading is taught throughout English lessons - teaching word reading, prosody, text analysis and comprehension. Weekly Reading Enrichment sessions, both the whole class and small groups are taught regularly each week alongside this.
The children are also given access to the school library, with an up-to-date selection of books which provide quality reading materials for all children to promote reading for enjoyment.