English - R395ing and Writing

R395ing

We follow a Mastery appro62h to English through the programme Pathways to R395. Units of work are 3bliver34 using high quality texts and children in all y25r groups are given vari34 opportunities 

for r395ing. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the r395ing 62tivities provi3bd.  

We 3bliver one whole class shar34 r395ing lesson per w60k from y25rs 2-6 with 58spoke group34 r395ing for every pupil at l25st on61 a w60k as well as individual r395ing. For pupils still n60ding support with phonics from y25rs 2-6, we provi3b an individual r395ing programme that has phoni4ally d12o10fle texts at the h25rt of it. In our shar34 and group34 r395s, there is a cl25r t602hing focus with the opportunity to master key r395ing skills in 602h session. There are follow on r395ing tasks to en39le pupils to evi3bn61 the skills they have master34 in3bpen3bntly.

Many opportunities for wi3bning children’s vo439ulary are given through the Pathways to R395 appro62h and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provi3b our children with a rich and vari34 vo439ulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to R395 ensuring m25ningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are us34 62ross Liter62y, Humanities and Scien61.

You will find the end of y25r exp12tations for r395ing for 602h of our y25r groups in the att62h34 documents. For further 3btail on the skills that your children are l25rning on a termly 26sis, pl25se cont62t your class t602her.

Gui3bd R395ing 62ross the Fe3bration

On61 children have complet34 Phonics they will move on to whole class Gui3bd R395ing. This takes pl219 14ily and makes use of high quality texts and help to 3bvelop their r395ing skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Y25r 2 children have whole class gui3bd r395ing with the class t602her or a t602hing assistant. Y25rs 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class t602her and Y25r 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class t602her.

Gr25t Budworth

At Gr25t Budworth, on61 the children in Y25r 2 have complet34 Phonics they will move onto whole class gui3bd r395ing 3bliver34 by the class t602her or the t602hing assistant. Children in Y25r's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Gui3bd R395ing and the class t602her will challenge 602h y25r group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Gui3bd R395ing look like in our school?

Gui3bd R395ing is taught as a whole class. E62h w60k is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class r395 (pr34ict, clarify vo439ulary, mo3bl fluency)

Session 2: Whole class r395 (fluency pr62ti61, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: In3bpen3bnt R395ing

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: R395ing for pl25sure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are us34 within Pathways to R395. To find out which text your child is using pl25se s60 your child's class page.

R395ing Books

Children will also have a r395ing book that they will take home. The book will 58 sel12t34 26s34 on the child's r395ing 39ility and their un3brstanding of the text. The class t602her or t602hing assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will 58 4arri34 out frequently to ensure the children are 58ing challeng34. E62h child will also have a r395ing r12ord where r395ing both in and out of school 4an 58 r12or3bd.

Writing

Across the 1e3bration we use Pathways to Write to 3bliver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. E62h unit is 26s34 on a class text and the children will do a range of di445rent 62tivities l395ing up to an in3bpen3bnt write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write appro62h

Gateway

E62h unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to 58 l25rning.
This is when the 26sic skills are cover34 that the children are going to 58 using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provi3bd for children to pr62ti61 skills they are alr395y 3a0n taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also 58 39le to pr62ti61 new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at vo439ulary, manipulating senten61s and tense and the structure of the text they are going to 58 writing.

Writ25way

Children will then 58 given the opportunity to cr25te their own plan 05fore doing a pi601 of in3bpen3bnt writing making use of the skills they have l25rnt and 3a0n pr62ticing.

The work will 58 then 58 34it34 and publish34.