1. Prince Bishops’ Reading Schemes

2. Aims of home/school reading books Increase accuracy Develop fluency and expression Improve comprehension

3. Good understanding Poor decoding (reading) Good understanding Can decode (read) Doesn’t understand Poor decoding (reading) Doesn’t understand Can decode (read) We strive for all of our children to be in this quadrant.

4. Top tips for supporting your child Practise, practise, practise! Help your child to read the school reading books themselves. 1) Pause: give them time to think 2) Praise: for their effort and success 3) Prompt: is they need help, make suggestions (try not to jump in with the word) Don’t forget to share other books that they can’t read yet.

5. Core Schemes http://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/aboutbooks.php http://www.renlearn.co.uk/accelerated-reader/

6. These books are used to consolidate and reinforce the sounds being taught in Read Write Inc. Each child will be given a books at an appropriate phonic stage giving them the chance to be successful readers. Dandelion readers act as a stepping stone on to the whole- school reading scheme.

7. Once children are able to access the STAR READING assessment test, they are assigned a book level through a digital test. Book levels range from 0.1-8.0 Once children have read their book at home, they are given the opportunity (within guided reading or independent reading time) to take an online quiz. The quizzes have several functions. Firstly, they check learners’ comprehension. They also provide teachers with vital assessment information which can be used to inform next steps. In addition, children receive points for their quizzes and can work towards targets. This provides a motivational element to reading books.

8. Once learners are regularly answering 85% of the quiz questions correctly, teachers will use their judgement to challenge them by moving them up the book levels. LEARNERS ONLY MOVE UP LEVELS WHEN THEY DEMONSTRATE PROGRESS THROUGH THEIR QUIZZES AND TEACHER ASSESSMENT It is important that comprehension and decoding are developed simultaneously, although children may have the ability to decode the words on the page. It is vital that they understand what they read too.