1. Reading at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE VA Primary School
Loved by God; United in Learning
Headteacher: Laura Dickson Deputy Headteacher: Scott Tait
Reading at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE VA Primary School

3. The National Curriculum for English aims to ensure that all pupils:
 * read easily, fluently and with good understanding
 * develop the habit of reading widely and often,for both pleasure and information
‘The aim of the national curriculum 2014 is to raise expectations about what children should know, understand and be able to do by the end of year 6. It’s about making sure they enjoy language but also that they are very well-equipped to move to secondary school.’

4. Our children as readers
What do we want from our children?
To read for pleasure
To be able to sight read fluently (at appropriate age)
To be able to summarise what has been read
To read with understanding
To read with expression
To be able to choose what they would like to read for themselves
To have reasons for preferences in what they read

5. Children at Bishop Aldhelm’s will experience
Guided reading sessions
Individual reading time in class
Opportunities to visit the school library
Daily phonics sessions in Years F-2 and continues as intervention sessions
Days dedicated to books and reading (Roald Dahl Day, World Book Day)

6. Phonics
Phonics teaches children the building blocks of the English language.
We teach children to use these building blocks to segment (break down) and blend (build up) sounds and words.
At Bishop Aldhelm’s we use the Read Write Inc. scheme as a basis to teach phonics.
Phonics is taught daily in Years F-2 and continues in intervention sessions.

7. What is Guided Reading?
Guided Reading teaches children the skills involved in reading. They will learn
Skills to decode a text
Features of different texts
How to navigate a text
How to make an opinion about a text
How to answer questions about what they have read
How to find evidence in a text
How to use the pictures for clues
“All pupils must be encouraged to read widely across both fiction and non-fiction to develop their knowledge of themselves and world in which they live, to establish an appreciation and love of reading, and to gain knowledge across the curriculum.” National Curriculum 2014

8. Guided Reading Organisation
Year 1 Guided Reading Timetable
Guided Reading is a 30 minute session, each day.
KS1: Rotation of activities. Each child reads with the teacher at least once a week within a group and as a 1:1 as intervention.
KS2: The focus is on Accelerated Reader. The children are given time to read independently each day. Each child reads with the teacher at least once a week within a group.

9. Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader engages students in independent and reading practice. They choose their own independent reading books, and take short reading comprehension quizzes. Students work toward personalised reading goals and grow!

10. Accelerated Reader
There are two parts to the scheme:

11. Accelerated Reader
At the beginning the children sit a multiple choice quiz. Their score gives them a ZPD number – this is to help the children find their appropriate level book in the library. This range will ensure the book challenges them and allows them to learn the most effectively.

12. Accelerated Reader
This test is taken every half term so we can assess their progression. This chart
will show their progression throughout the year. After each test, the children will
get a new ZPD number.

13. Accelerated Reader - Regular reading ‘quizzes’
Once your child has completed their star test, they will be able to choose a book from the library, using their ZPD score.
This book is then theirs to take away and read, it should be kept in their school bag so that it is always available at home and in school.

14. Accelerated Reader
Once they have read their book, they can take a short quiz on a laptop. Between 5-20 questions.

15. Accelerated Reader Esio Trot Quiz
Children will get a score out of 5,10 or 20 and can then change their books!

16. Accelerated Reader Competition! Which class has taken the most tests?
Which class has read the most words in each year group?
Which students have read the most words in each year group?

17. Accelerated Reader The word count only
stands if they pass the test. They need 60% to pass.

18. How can you help with reading at home?
Reading to your child at home
Introduce your children to different types of books; classic fiction, chapter books, short stories, joke books, poetry, non-fiction.
Read them the book that was your favourite when you were a child.
Read slowly, with expression. Try to use different and funny voices for characters.
Follow the words and read the story using the pictures.
Talk about what is happening and what might happen next. Leave the story on a cliffhanger!

19. How can you help with reading at home?
Make reading visible; have books available in your home
Share books every day;
Boys need to see that reading is something men do.
Talk about books.
Sit and listen - don’t do chores around the reader!
Respect choices.
Make reading fun!

20. What to do if your child gets stuck
Use phonics first. What sound does the word begin with? Can you say the sounds in the word? Blend them together.
Read to the end of the sentence. What would make sense?
What is the text about – what might fit here?
Does it sound right?
Look at the picture. Does it help?

21. What questions can you ask about the book
It is not a test!
Do you like this book; why?
Who is your favourite character?
Tell me about a character in the book.
Which words tell you what the character is like?
How would you feel?
What do you think will happen next?
What would you do?
What have you learned about …… in your book?
What can you tell me about…?

22. Thank you for coming.
We have some children from Year 2 and Year 6 who can show you how Accelerated Reader works in practice.