Days Lane Primary School

At Days Lane Primary School, reading is at the very heart of the curriculum.  Children learn to read a variety of fiction and non-fiction texts, and apply their reading skills in many other areas of the curriculum. Children are introduced to reading as soon as they start at Day Lane Primary School through listening to and sharing stories. From Reception, and also throughout Key Stage 1, children have a daily phonics lesson to learn letter sounds and how to use this to read words.

Key texts are carefully chosen in each year group and provide drivers for children's learning in English and across many foundation subjects. Weekly guided reading (KS1) / reciprocol reading (KS2) lessons enable children to delve deep into a broad range of texts and develop their understanding of character, plot, language choices and authorial intent. Follow on actvities also provide children with opportunties to develop their reading fluency through sustained reading, whilst there are also frequent opportuntites to read allowed to a partner.

We actively encourage reading for pleasure through the ongoing development of our classroom reading corners and additional 'reading break out areas' in the school, to help develop a community of readers. Reading is also celebrated through themed weeks/ days such as Picture Book Week, World Book Day and Poetry Day, including visits from authors/poets. We also celebrate children's achievements in reading through our half termly Reading Champions certificates.