Article 29

I have the right to an education which develops my personality,

talents and abilities.

Implementation: Guided Reading 

To be able to read for understanding and enjoyment, it is essential for children to become accurate and efficient readers, for whom decoding is an automatic process. EEF research supports this and concluded that the ability to read fluently allows children to free up their attention to focus on the meaning of what they read

Daily Guided Reading lessons

Children from years 2-6 take part in daily guided reading lessons. Within these lessons, the main focus of teaching and learning is placed on the following 6 areas:

• Word meaning and vocabulary choices
• Retrieval and recording
• Sequencing
• Making inferences with justifications
• Making comparisons
• Predicting

Impact

Children become confident and fluent readers, who understand the importance of being able to read in order to learn, and who are passionate and enthusiastic about reading. They show that they are: 

• Proud to be readers 
• Eager to read
• Able to discuss books with each other 
• Confident when reading aloud with an adult or in front of their peers 
• Able to read a text and comprehend its meaning 
• Able to use their reading skills to gain knowledge in all areas of the curriculum 
• Aware of the different genres 
• Reading for pleasure 
• Developing awareness of a range of poetry
• Developing perspective of a range of authors
• Building a library of books and stories to take with them through their life 

Children leave Valley Road at the end of Key Stage 2 with results higher than the national average. This is reflective of the quality of structured guided reading lessons and the promotion of a love for reading.

Click the  folders below to view reading documentation.

Bug Club Phonics Progression Chart	How Bug Club Phonics supports pupils with SEND	Key Stage One Reading Objectives	Lower Key Stage Two Reading Objectives	Upper Key Stage Two Reading Objectives