Reading
Reading
Developing a love of reading and a rich and deep understanding of language and vocabulary is a key factor in our learning, development and future success. Alton Park offers an inviting library packed with high quality texts that are updated and developed to engage and stimulate our pupil’s love of reading, imagination and reading adventures. Pupils at Alton Park Junior School are encouraged to share their love of books and, as a school, we promote a positive reading culture and celebrate the magic of learning through books. Our school has a daily time-tabled reading session where everybody spends time enjoying books and developing their vocabulary, fluency and comprehension skills.
We recognise that some of our pupils benefit from continued access to phonics. As such, we assess our pupils on entry in Year 3 and, where beneficial, use the Little Wandle scheme to support understanding and progress in reading.
Our Intent
By the end of Year 6, we want all pupils at Alton Park Junior School to:
Aspiration - have a positive attitude towards reading and choose to read books for meaning and pleasure.
Learning - have a secure understanding of the reading skills needed to achieve well in the next stage of their education. Pupils at Alton Park Junior School will be confident and competent within:
● linking and using prior knowledge
● reading with fluency and prosody
● understanding vocabulary
● actively reading
● understanding the text, including retrieve, inference, deduction, prediction, sequencing, summarising, explaining and justifying
● reading for pleasure
Tenacity - be resilient learners and use a growth mindset towards reading.
Opportunity - have life long skills that enable them to read fluently, confidently and with a secure understanding.
Nurture - foster a love of reading and acquire the necessary skills to support their future needs.