Reading is the key to becoming an independent learner!
By the end of Year 2 we aim that the children will:
Read with increasing fluency, confidence and understanding
Read with enjoyment
Have a growing understanding of how to use phonics and spelling rules to read accurately
Have an interest in words and in increasing vocabulary
Enjoy a wide variety of books, texts and authors
Our teaching methods include:
Detailed and progressive teaching of Reading and Phonics from Nursery to Year 2
A Reading scheme - matched to children’s reading of sounds ability
Real reading - support and challenge to read labels, signs, displays, instructions, class work, non-fiction texts
Phonics - learning initial sounds, combination of sounds and whole words, and developing decoding skills
Library lessons - including class, group and individual reading of stories, poems, rhymes, plays, posters and information texts. Children are also taught to use and understand technical vocabulary e.g. author, character, title, index.
Use of school library to borrow and research from books
Reading activities through cross-curricular activities including computing
Extra events and activities - including celebrating ‘World Book Week’, ‘National Storytelling Week’, ‘National Poetry Day’
Our teaching staff will:
Promote and foster a love of reading and books
Model the act of reading through ‘Shared Reading’ and provide focused support through ‘Guided Reading’
Assess children’s progress and attainment continuously, providing support and challenge
Create environments that are ‘print rich’ and ‘reading friendly’
Liaise with parents/carers through ‘Busy Bee’ reading diaries and provide suggestions/support for parents/carers in the development of their child’s reading through letters, Parent’s Evenings, written reports, IEPs and Parent’s Meetings
Provide differentiated tasks, activities, class work, reading scheme books and homework.
Encourage volunteers to support children’s reading in school
Report Reception EYFSP Scores, Year 1 Phonics Check and Year 2 SATs levels to parents/carers
Write and implement specific plans and support in Reading for specific children
Teaching Reading at KINS
Please see our ‘Curriculum’ tab for detailed teaching plans progressing from Nursery to Year 2 for:
- Word Reading: Phonics & decoding; Common Exception words; Fluency
