What does Reading look like for my child? 

"We're teaching every child to read with Little Wandle Letters & Sounds"

In Nursery all children will…

• Take part in daily phonics sessions in a whole class or small group setting
• Take part in shared whole class reading sessions

• Have access to a book corner in their classroom, as well as access to a well-stocked school library
• Take part in whole school reading events, such as World Book Day

In Reception all children will:

• Have daily phonics lessons that are tailored to their ability/individual needs
• Read storybooks and non-fiction books closely matched to their developing phonic knowledge, that they will read at home and at school
• Regular reading with an adult

• Have access to a book corner in their classroom, as well as access to a well-stocked school library

• Learn to decode words using phonics as their main approach, alongside building a sight vocabulary of non-decodable words
• Learn to spell using known sounds
• Write confidently by practising what they want to write out loud first
• Take part in whole school reading events, such as World Book Day

In Year 1 and Year 2 all children….

• Have daily phonics lessons that are tailored to their ability/individual needs
• Read storybooks and non-fiction books closely matched to their developing phonic knowledge, that they will read at home and at school
• Regular reading with an adult
• Begin to read with fluency and expression
• Learn to spell using a wider range of known sounds
• Write confidently by practising what they want to write out loud first, applying their phonics knowledge
• Have access to a book corner in their classroom, as well as access to a well-stocked school library that they can visit at lunchtimes

• Take part in whole school reading events, such as story assemblies and World Book Day

In Year 3 to Year 6 all children....

• Daily reading lessons
• Regular reading with an adult
• Children who require additional phonics tuition will receive sessions as a booster intervention
• Have access to a book corner in their classroom, as well as access to a well-stocked school library that they can visit during lunchtimes
• Become accurate and speedy readers, with an increased focus on understanding what they have read
• Begin to focus on writing detailed responses to texts that require the skills of fact retrieval, inference and deduction
• Take part in whole school reading events, such as story assemblies and World Book Day