We aim to instil a love of reading for every child from the start of their journey at Poulton Lancelyn. We aim to ensure that every child is a confident decoder with a love of books by KS1. We build upon this fluency by continuously monitoring reading fluency in KS2 and beginning to focus further on improving comprehension.

We recognise that where there is under achievement, we need to address it through catch up programmes and interventions that deliver results for our children and close the achievement gap.  

Comprehension  

The teaching of reading comprehension happens in a whole-class setting, with some children working in smaller groups with adult support where necessary. A variety of high-quality texts are used to support the teaching of comprehension. In EYFS and KS1, children are taught the early skills of recalling information that they have read through regular class discussion. Within KS2, the pupils begin to be taught the reading content domains explicitly. They learn successful approaches to answering each content domain type whilst also developing their understanding of vocabulary and author’s language choices.

Reading for Pleasure  

All texts are chosen to enthuse our children and build confidence with reading and text types and intend to ensure children enjoy reading. However, we also implement a range of strategies and events alongside class teaching. These include:  

• Book Club - this has been implemented in KS2. It gives pupils an opportunity to discuss books they have read that half term and make recommendations to their class.
• Class stories - story time is built into classes every day  
• Library- recommended reads and book displays are updated regularly to promote reading across the school  
• Author Visits  
• Book day events  
• Reading Ambassadors – a group of KS2 children, dedicated to promoting reading across school
• Reading Gazebos – dedicated reading areas on the playground for pupils to choose to read at breaks/lunchtimes
• Starbooks scheme – rewards system for reading a range of text types