Reading
Children are encouraged to develop a love
Foundation 1 children cover Phase 1 phonics activities, following the Letters and
In Foundation 2 (Reception classes) children cover Phase 2 activities from the Autumn term when they begin school. In the Spring
When children can confidently read 18-20 words from the phase 2 sets of words they are given a reading book to take home to share with their parents. These books are selected from a range we have built up over time. We have drawn on a variety of publishers to ensure our selection is broad and caters for readers of different abilities within each colour band.
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The colours progress as follows:
Pink – early Phase 2
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Red – children within Phase 2
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Yellow – Phase 3
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Blue – Phase 3/Phase 4
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Green – Phase 4
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Orange – Phase 4/Phase 5
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Turquoise – Phase 5
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Purple– Phase 5/Phase 6
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Gold – Phase 5/Phase 6
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White – Phase 5/Phase 6
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Free readers
Once children are reading fluently they have the choice of a variety of books from different authors and on fiction and non-fiction topics.
The publishers we currently have a selection of books by include:
For home reading books-Oxford Reading Tree: Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories Stages 1 through to 11 Songbirds All stars Fireflies Phonic Bugs Rigby: Rockets Star Star Quest Four Corners by Pearsons Big Cat by Collins Story Street Foundation Sails by Heinemann Lighthouse by Ginn |
For Guided Reading in school-Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy’s Phonics Fiction Floppy’s Phonics Non-fiction Floppy’s Phonics Sounds and Letters Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories Traditional Tales Poetry Play Scripts Rigby Star Phonics Discovery World Links Story World |
To support your child with reading please use the following links: