Reading at Flamstead

At Flamstead, we aim:

• To encourage a love of literature and an enjoyment of reading for pleasure – becoming life-long readers.
• For all children to become enthusiastic, engaged and motivated readers
• For all children to have the skills to decode words in order to be able to confidently read fluently with understanding of what they have read.
• To develop children’s confidence in reading a wide variety of genres and text types
• To provide pupils with opportunity to read the best that has been written
• To allow pupils to discuss and interrogate texts, disagreeing well.

Our curriculum for guided reading progresses through three areas:

• In Early Years and Year 1, planning, texts and expectations are derived from the Supersonic Phonic Friends scheme in line with our phonics teaching.
• Through Year 2 (once children's phonic skills are secure) and into Key Stage 2 they will access a range of key texts which have been selected to provide appropriate challenge as well as a range of topics and world views.
• Texts accessed in guided reading are planned as per the progression document below.
• Each child will have a daily taught reading session to develop their skills.  Some are focused on whole-class reading and discussion, others will be in smaller groups.
• Across a two-week period, pupils will spend time focusing on each of the 6 VIPERS reading domains.
• A potential planning format for this would be:

• Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
  Whole class reading and activity	Activity based on yesterday’s chapter with VIPERS focus	General activity about the story with VIPERS focus	Read next chapter and respond with class teacher	Whole class reading and activity
  	Read next chapter and respond with class teacher	Activity based on yesterday’s chapter with VIPERS focus	General activity about the story with VIPERS focus
  	Activity based on yesterday’s chapter with VIPERS focus	Read next chapter and respond with class teacher	General activity about the story with VIPERS focus

  Teachers' planning is supported using Literacy Shed Plus resources, which also follow the VIPERS domain focus.

Home-School Reading

• All pupils have a reading book to take home each day.
• Each book is banded and carefully matched to the ability of pupils.  Books sent home are purposefully pitched so that the children can read them fluently.  This helps to develop independence and also for children to be able to see themselves as successful readers.