Reading at Dreghorn Progression from p1-7

Nursery/Primary 1 – All about phonics Building blocks of reading/writing Alphabet made up of 26 letters and around 44 sounds Letter names not taught until much later Single sounds first, then digraphs Blending sounds to form words from the very start Jolly phonics – story, song, action, sound

How do we teach phonics? Multisensory approach Repetition! Up to 4 sounds a week in term 1 of primary 1 Make, write, do

What about reading? Introduced to books right away Taught how to physically ‘operate’ a book Blending from 3 sounds – first reading book Taught how to read – not just learning individual words Slow process at first Fluency and expression come later

Phonics books

Book banding Allows us to level books Pink – scarlet Different skills at each band Set of skills children at each band Better than relying on one scheme

Reading comprehension infant classes Comprehension strategies – done on any text Read and respond Sra Verbal/oral – not always written Based on reading book when appropriate – can do this at home

Reading books from p2-3 Phonic books Banded books Books sent home should be familiar – taught in class and reinforced at home Comprehension taught in class – whole class with differentiation/groups Reading for pleasure is very important

What you can do at home Read often and for fun Question Play games Try not to force it Reading is all around us!

Reading in p4-7 LIBRARY TIME E.r.i.c. – including teacher Class novels Novel studies pAIRED reading Comprehension taught in class – whole class with differentiation/groups Reading for pleasure is very important

Novel studies Teacher does not hear children read Groups read same novel Encourage discussion of text Focus on reading independently Variety of texts available

Teaching comprehension in upper school Comprehension strategies – done on any text Prediction, SUMMARASING, VISUALISING, METALANGUISTICS, INFERENCE, QUESTIONING… These concepts are continuously reinforced Asked during and after reading Verbal/oral – not always written Sra – rapid concentration

READING AT HOME READING SHOULD TAKE PLACE DAILY SHOULD BE OF INTEREST TO CHILD INVOLVE A WIDE RANGE OF TEXTS CAN INCLUDE NEWSPAPERS, COMICS, ETC BEDTIME ROUTINE ENGAGING WITH TEXT YOURSELF CAN PRODUCE DISCUSSIONS

Important points to take away Reading must be for pleasure too First we must teach the skills of reading then we move on to understanding Give children the skills to tackle unfamiliar words Reading can improve general knowledge, punctuation, spelling, grammar, overall writing, imagination… Everyone moves at their own pace!

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