Reading

Tuesday 9th December 2015

Welcome!

New National CurriculumKey changes:- synthetic phonics- reading for pleasure- increased emphasis on reading poetry and fiction- greater emphasis on discussion and deeper questioning when reading- whole texts

In School

Teaching reading:

- phonics (letters and sounds, differentiated groups each day);- shared reading (during all lessons);- guided reading (once a week);- additional 1:1 reads whenever possible;- 1 discrete SPAG lesson each week + throughout all lessons.

At Home

‘Children are made readers on the laps of their parents’ Emilie Buchwald

What you can do to support your child at home:- focus on letter sounds and names;- focus on high frequency words;- ask lots of questions when reading with your child to develop comprehension skills;- choose books that are interesting to your child (a range of genres e.g. non-fiction, fiction, poetry etc.);- set a routine for reading - for them to read to you and for you to read to them;- reading games - matching words, finding words, pairs game;- library visits

Five Finger RetellingQuestions: • What happened at the

beginning of the story?• Who are the main characters?• What was the problem they

needed to solve?• What happened in the story? • Ask about beginning, middle,

and end• How did they solve the

problem?

REMEMBER: Phonics is not the only thing needed to become a fluent reader.

Please continue to read with your child each night and encourage them to:

- sound out- re-read to check it makes sense- use pictures for clues- ask questions about the book- and most importantly ENJOY READING!

Year 2 Tests

• Children in Yr 2 will be the first to take the new ‘National Curriculum Tests’• Tests will reflect the New Curriculum

and be much more rigorous • May 2016

Tests:• Reading - 2 papers (both

comprehension)

Bug Club

Comprehension

Homework

Assessment

Benchmarking: including comprehension and key questionsPhonic knowledge: high frequency word lists and letters and soundsLetters and sounds sessions with a focus on spellingAPP sheets every half term Guided reading comprehension

Expectations

http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - Phonics Play

https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 – Bug Club

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading-owl/find-a-book - over 250 free e-books

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?cat=43 – Top Marks

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy.html - Woodlands Junior School

http://www.turtlediary.com/kids-games/ela/comprehension.html - Turtle Diary

Useful Websites

End of Year Expectations - Progression

• Below National Standard

• Working towards

• Met - achieved all the national expectations in a subject area for their year group

• Mastery - met 100% of the raised expectations AND can evidence breadth, depth and application of the objectives to different contexts

• Surpassing - children with attainment significantly beyond

age typical expectations; comfortably working and applying learning at a year group above their own

Questions?