English
Longborough C of E Primary School is determined that every pupil will learn to read, regardless of their background, needs or abilities.
Stories, poems, rhymes and non-fiction are chosen for reading to develop pupils’ vocabulary, language comprehension and a love of reading.
Reading
A detailed progression of how reading is taught can be found in the reading progression grid.
The reading scheme in our schools follow our phonics teaching sequence from Essential Letters and Sounds. We use colours to distinguish between the different levels of books, which match to the phonics teaching sequence to ensure children are only reading what they have already been taught.
We ask that a child reads a book three times to ensure the three areas of reading fluency are covered before it is changed by the teacher. The three stages of reading fluency are:
Decoding: the process of segmenting words into known sounds and blending them for meaning.
Prosody: reading fluency with appropriate pitch, pace, phrasing and expression.
Comprehension: taking meaning from the words and story line.
These steps are sequential and result in the children becoming fluent readers who are able to take meaning from the books they are reading. Fluent reading aids comprehension.
