English Reading
Welcome To Reading
At Woden Primary School we aim to equip our children with the passion and skills to be successful at reading
Our children in EYFS and KS1 follow the scheme of Read Write Inc to help start their journey of learning to read. The scheme is well structured and has a levelled set of books written specifically to ensure that every child can take steady and progressive steps towards reading success. To support their learning, we also follow RWi’s decodable Book Bag Books. Your child will have the chance to choose a book, which is tailored to their needs, and take it home to read with you. Furthermore, each child is provided with a reading diary as a means of encouraging communication between parent and teacher.
As your child progresses through the school they will be immersed in a curriculum that creates and celebrates a pleasure for reading. Children will be able to choose books of their choice from book corners, topic boxes and author sets. They are also offered a range of genres through our very own in-school library to read within class as well as enjoy story times with their teacher’s favourite books and take part in whole class guided reading sessions.
Our aim is to encourage and promote a reading for pleasure attitude in each of our pupils and we hope that you will help encourage this too!
To find out more about reading and how you can help at home please read our How to Help Your Child Become a Confident Reader here! You can also watch helpful videos to support early reading at home under our Parent Films tab.
Reading Gallery
Have a look at our reading hubs around the school below
Policies
‘Reading is fundamental to education. Proficiency in reading, writing and spoken language is vital for pupils’ success. Through these, they develop communication skills for education and for working with others: in school, in training and at work. Pupils who find it difficult to learn to read are likely to struggle across the curriculum, since English is both a subject in its own right and the medium for teaching. This is why the government is committed to continuing to raise standards of literacy for all.’
The Reading Framework July 2021
Pupil Voice
“It is peaceful and calm reading in our reading area.”
“Non-fiction books are my favourite because they tell us new things.”
“Reading at Woden Primary School is fantastic because I get to take a fun book home!”
“I like the school library. It is a special place.”
“When I’m in the library it makes me feel calm because it’s quiet.”
“We are kind to our books so that everyone can enjoy them.”
“I like to read with my friends and teachers. Our books can teach us a lot!”
Parent Films
Please view All of our Parents Films below:
At Woden, we take great pride in celebrating World Book Day each year with a range of events and activities occuring during the day. These activities include dressing up as famous characters from books, exploring new texts and getting involved with storytelling sessions.
Please click here or the image below to be redirected to our dedicated World Book Day page for more details.