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Our love of reading at WIS

Teaching of Reading – Knypersley First School | Biddulph | StaffordshireAt WIS, we love reading. We love being transported into different eras, different places, with different characters to befriend and exciting adventures to be had.

At Westbury Infant School, the teaching of reading is prioritised across the school, be that the earliest steps of phonic familiarisation, or the greater depth aspects of understanding the complexities of authorial technique and other higher level reading skills.

Below, we illustrate how we address the Seven Aspects of Reading in our school.

wis seven aspects of reading .pdf

We prioritise the importance of reading: learning to read, reading to learn and reading for pleasure.  We believe that reading should be inspiring, fun and empowering - not just a compulsory part of the curriculum.   Unless it's something that excites children, they're unlikely to become an eager reader for life

 

Wider Reading

RWI - reading at home

Once your child is able to recognise and blend the Set 1 single letter sounds they will start bringing books home to practise. These will start off with simple words and lead on to stories as they progress through the RWI programme.

 

 

Oxford Owl (Read, Write Inc) https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/   now have lots of RWI reading books online for you and your child to access.  It is completely free, you just need to register as a parent to access their extensive library.  If you click audio, the story will be read to your child or you can choose it in book format to read as normal.  Just choose books from the RWI colour books that your child is reading in school. 

We teach daily phonics in EYFS and KS1 using the RWI programme. For more information see the RWI page. 

Reading for pleasure

Instilling a love of reading is a really important aim of our reading curriculum, so children do get opportunities throughout the week to read for pleasure and share a wide variety of stories.

Have a look at this wonderful selection of books for some ideas of stories to share at home. 

 

 

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Reception

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/100-best-picture-books-to-read-before-you-are-5-years-old/

Year 1

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-1-pupils-ks1-age-5-6/

Year 2

https://schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-lists-for-ks1-school-pupils/suggested-reading-list-year-2-pupils-ks1-age-6-7/

Useful reading websites

 

 

Audible

Website: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: all children’s audiobooks are available for free while schools are closed.

Registration: not required

Authorfy

Website: https://authorfy.com

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: access to masterclasses on texts from a range of authors, including videos from the authors and activities linked to novels.

Registration: is required

Book Trust

Website: https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/bookfinder/

The Children’s Poetry Archive

Website: https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: an archive of spoken poetry recordings. Children can listen to poems read out loud.

Registration: not required

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, including fiction and non-fiction. Family activities are included in the ‘Home Time’ section.

Registration: not required

Love Reading 4 Kids

Website: https://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/

Key stages: early years foundation stage to key stage 2

Description: a site with recommended booklists, categorised by age range and topic, covering fiction and non-fiction.

Registration: not required