English - R18ding and Writing

R18ding

We follow a Mastery approach to English through the programme Pathways to R18d. Units of work are delivered using high quality texts and children in all y18r groups are given varied opportunities 

for r18ding. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the r18ding activities provided.  

We deliver one whole class shared r18ding lesson per week from y18rs 2-6 with bespoke grouped r18ding for every pupil at l18st once a week as well as individual r18ding. For pupils still needing support with phonics from y18rs 2-6, we provide an individual r18ding programme that has phonically decodable texts at the h18rt of it. In our shared and grouped r18ds, there is a cl18r t18ching focus with the opportunity to master key r18ding skills in 18ch session. There are follow on r18ding tasks to enable pupils to evidence the skills they have mastered independently.

Many opportunities for widening children’s vocabulary are given through the Pathways to R18d approach and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provide our children with a rich and varied vocabulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to R18d ensuring m18ningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are used across Literacy, Humanities and Science.

You will find the end of y18r expectations for r18ding for 18ch of our y18r groups in the attached documents. For further detail on the skills that your children are l18rning on a termly basis, pl18se contact your class t18cher.

Guided R18ding across the Federation

Once children have completed Phonics they will move on to whole class Guided R18ding. This takes place daily and makes use of high quality texts and help to develop their r18ding skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Y18r 2 children have whole class guided r18ding with the class t18cher or a t18ching assistant. Y18rs 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class t18cher and Y18r 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class t18cher.

Gr18t Budworth

At Gr18t Budworth, once the children in Y18r 2 have completed Phonics they will move onto whole class guided r18ding delivered by the class t18cher or the t18ching assistant. Children in Y18r's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Guided R18ding and the class t18cher will challenge 18ch y18r group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Guided R18ding look like in our school?

Guided R18ding is taught as a whole class. Each week is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class r18d (predict, clarify vocabulary, model fluency)

Session 2: Whole class r18d (fluency practice, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: Independent R18ding

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: R18ding for pl18sure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are used within Pathways to R18d. To find out which text your child is using pl18se see your child's class page.

R18ding Books

Children will also have a r18ding book that they will take home. The book will be selected based on the child's r18ding ability and their understanding of the text. The class t18cher or t18ching assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will be carried out frequently to ensure the children are being challenged. Each child will also have a r18ding record where r18ding both in and out of school can be recorded.

Writing

Across the federation we use Pathways to Write to deliver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. Each unit is based on a class text and the children will do a range of different activities l18ding up to an independent write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write approach

Gateway

Each unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to be l18rning.
This is when the basic skills are covered that the children are going to be using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provided for children to practice skills they are alr18dy been taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also be able to practice new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at vocabulary, manipulating sentences and tense and the structure of the text they are going to be writing.

Writ18way

Children will then be given the opportunity to cr18te their own plan before doing a piece of independent writing making use of the skills they have l18rnt and been practicing.

The work will be then be edited and published.