READING & PHONICS
At Galley Hill Primary School we believe that being able to read and write are the vital skills that enable us to understand and express ourselves more effectively.
These skills open the door to learning. We passionately believe in helping children to develop not only the technical skills of reading and writing, but also in engendering a love for literature and the different genres of writing.
PHONICS
We teach our children to read using a systematic synthetic phonics approach. Synthetic phonics refers to an approach to the teaching of reading in which the phonemes [sounds] associated with particular graphemes [letters] are pronounced in isolation and blended together (synthesised). For example, children are taught to take a single-syllable word such as cat apart into its three letters, pronounce a phoneme for each letter in turn, and blend the phonemes together to form a word. Synthetic phonics for writing reverses the sequence: children are taught to say the word they wish to write, segment it into its phonemes and say them in turn, for example d-o-g, and write a grapheme for each phoneme in turn to produce the written word, dog.’
We follow the Read, Write, Inc. Phonics scheme, which the children begin upon arrival in Reception or sooner if children are ready. The children in Reception and Key Stage One actively take part in a daily phonics session. The children are grouped according to their ability. Reading is assessed half-termly and analysed by the Phonics Leader. This data informs future planning and groupings. More information on RWI can be found in the parent leaflets below.
DECODABLE READERS – BOOKS FOR CHILDREN TO TAKE HOME
Children take home decodable reading books each Friday. The children should be able to confidently read their reading book and enjoy sharing their reading knowledge.
KS2 READING SCHEMES
Key Stage 2 children do not follow a reading scheme, but may chose books from the library. Silent reading is encouraged throughout KS2 and class silent reading takes place almost every school day. Children are expected to read from a variety of authors and genres and take responsibility for completing individual reading records.
Children are also encouraged to read at home, with the support of parents.
Throughout the school, the children are taught the skills of reading through guided reading, shared, paired, independent and group reading. This enables us to teach the higher skills more easily and impact significantly on pupil progress.
Reading Subject On A Page
Reading Long Term Plan
Phonics Subject On A Page
Phonics Long Term Plan
English Long Term Plan