Reading

Intent:

At Camps Hill we aim to develop excited readers by providing opportunities for all to access a wide range and variety of high quality texts and to develop the key skills of reading to create confident, independent readers throughout their lives.

Implementation:

Discrete phonics sessions (see phonics tab under curriculum)
Phonics first as an approach to read and decode
School personalised 'reading diaries' sent home to support parents with quality reading at home
Whole class Guided Reading through VIPERS Y1-6
Weekly individual reading to Class Teacher
Class stories read to promote enjoyment of reading
Story of the week in EYFS to explore topics and new learning
Book corners and visits to School Library to celebrate reading
A wide variety and range of high quality texts used across the areas of the curriculum

How we measure impact:

Teachers read weekly with each child and formative assessment used to assess suitability of reading book
Targeted children read more often with additional adults which is reviewed at termly Pupil Progress Meetings
Reading book bands assessed half termly
Miscue analysis used to assess our focus readers
Target Tracker used half termly to monitor progress
Independent assessments termly

National Tasks and Tests: