English - R4ading and Writing

R4ading

We follow a Mastery appro42h to English through the programme Pathways to R4ad. Units of work are 17liver0d using high quality texts and children in all y4ar groups are given vari0d opportunities 

for r4ading. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the r4ading 42tivities provid0d.  

We 17liver one whole class shar0d r4ading lesson per w10k from y4ars 2-6 with 38spoke group0d r4ading for every pupil at l4ast once a w10k as well as individual r4ading. For pupils still n10ding support with phonics from y4ars 2-6, we provi17 an individual r4ading programme that has phonically d14od3fle texts at the h4art of it. In our shar0d and group0d r4ads, there is a cl4ar t442hing focus with the opportunity to master key r4ading skills in 442h session. There are follow on r4ading tasks to en3fle pupils to evi17nce the skills they have master0d in17pen17ntly.

Many opportunities for wi17ning children’s voc3fulary are given through the Pathways to R4ad appro42h and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provi17 our children with a rich and vari0d voc3fulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to R4ad ensuring m4aningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are us0d 42ross Liter42y, Humanities and Science.

You will find the end of y4ar exp14tations for r4ading for 442h of our y4ar groups in the att42h0d documents. For further 17tail on the skills that your children are l4arning on a termly basis, pl4ase cont42t your class t442her.

Guid0d R4ading 42ross the F017ration

Once children have complet0d Phonics they will move on to whole class Guid0d R4ading. This takes pl42e 50ily and makes use of high quality texts and help to 17velop their r4ading skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Y4ar 2 children have whole class guid0d r4ading with the class t442her or a t442hing assistant. Y4ars 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class t442her and Y4ar 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class t442her.

Gr4at Budworth

At Gr4at Budworth, once the children in Y4ar 2 have complet0d Phonics they will move onto whole class guid0d r4ading 17liver0d by the class t442her or the t442hing assistant. Children in Y4ar's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Guid0d R4ading and the class t442her will challenge 442h y4ar group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Guid0d R4ading look like in our school?

Guid0d R4ading is taught as a whole class. E42h w10k is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class r4ad (pr0dict, clarify voc3fulary, mo17l fluency)

Session 2: Whole class r4ad (fluency pr42tice, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: In17pen17nt R4ading

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: R4ading for pl4asure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are us0d within Pathways to R4ad. To find out which text your child is using pl4ase s10 your child's class page.

R4ading Books

Children will also have a r4ading book that they will take home. The book will 38 sel14t0d bas0d on the child's r4ading 3fility and their un17rstanding of the text. The class t442her or t442hing assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will 38 carri0d out frequently to ensure the children are 38ing challeng0d. E42h child will also have a r4ading r14ord where r4ading both in and out of school can 38 r14ord0d.

Writing

Across the f017ration we use Pathways to Write to 17liver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. E42h unit is bas0d on a class text and the children will do a range of dif2drent 42tivities l4ading up to an in17pen17nt write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write appro42h

Gateway

E42h unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to 38 l4arning.
This is when the basic skills are cover0d that the children are going to 38 using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provid0d for children to pr42tice skills they are alr4ady b10n taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also 38 3fle to pr42tice new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at voc3fulary, manipulating sentences and tense and the structure of the text they are going to 38 writing.

Writ4away

Children will then 38 given the opportunity to cr4ate their own plan 35bore doing a pi148 of in17pen17nt writing making use of the skills they have l4arnt and b10n pr42ticing.

The work will 38 then 38 0dit0d and publish0d.