English- Reading

Reading

What does reading look like at Great Missenden?

Our Intent:

At Great Missenden, we are readers. We believe in developing a culture that encourages a desire and love for reading whilst providing a diverse range of texts for all pupils to access. The enjoyment of reading is crucial to developing pupils’ reading interests and habits and we encourage children to listen to others’ reading, share their own reading and spend time discussing the books and authors they enjoy. We aim for all of our children to leave primary school with the ability to read confidently and enjoy a wide range of texts and become lifelong readers. In EYFS and Key Stage 1, we teach reading skills through the use of Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised to develop pupils’ phonics, decoding, prosody and comprehension skills and in Key Stage 2, the use of VIPERS supports our reading comprehension skills. Those who need additional support with their phonics or reading comprehension receive interventions to ensure pupils’ reading needs are met as we believe this is crucial to accessing the curriculum and life beyond Great Missenden school.