Oakwood Primary School
Reading and Phonics at Oakwood
Reading at Oakwood
Take a look at some of the things we do to encourage reading at Oakwood.
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Action |
Intended outcome |
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Daily 15-20 minute reading sessions (most carried out after lunch) |
To improve independent reading skills (including comprehension) |
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Regular 1:1 reading and book changing |
To improve independent reading skills (including comprehension) |
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Weekly comprehension focus during whole class Literacy |
To become familiar with written questions. To improve inference & deduction skill |
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Reading buddy scheme across key stages |
Focus on mentoring skills & promote interest in reading |
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In Class reading chart (who has read at home?) |
To encourage competition and a love of reading |
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Increased parental engagement (reading flyer, mind map, discussions & parent literacy course) |
To give parents the confidence to read with their child at home every day |
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Project X scheme |
To engage the children (good graphics) and to allow the children to apply phonic knowledge |
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Differentiated phonics group sessions |
To allow children to use and apply their phonic knowledge at a sound, word and sentence level (using phonicsplay.co.uk) |
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Library renovation, library access schedule & library club |
To encourage excitement and promote reading at home |
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‘Share days’ to encourage parents to read with their child |
To engage parents with reading and improve home-school links |
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Remarkable readers initiative |
To promote reading across the school and enthuse children |
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SPAG sessions |
To improve spelling and grammar across the school. To become familiar with SPAG tests in KS2 |
Reading at Oakwood
At Oakwood Primary School we provide our children with a wealth of reading opportunities. Our school uses a selection of reading schemes including; Oxford Reading Tree, Ginn & Project X to provide our children with the opportunity to read a variety of text types and to also continue to motivate and engage our children.
We also have a well-stocked school library which the children are able to access and choose books which interest them to take away and enjoy.
Phonics at Oakwood
Here at Oakwood, we teach Phonics in phases rather than in year groups.
In Reception and Key Stage 1, Phases 2 - 6 are taught and children are placed in a phase group suited to their needs.
The website Phonics Play is useful if you wish to support your child at home.
