Oakfield Primary Academy
Reading
At Oakfield Primary Academy, reading is at the heart of our curriculum. It is the golden thread that is woven between all learning. As a school, we truly believe that reading provides a ticket to access an enriching curriculum and a bright and successful future.
We ensure that our pupils are exposed to a wide range of age-appropriate literature, beginning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and continuing through Key Stages One and Two. After completing the Read Write Inc. Phonics programme, pupils are exposed to daily Focused Reading lessons. These lessons are taught through a four stage process of - reading the text, understanding the meaning of vocabulary, being taught a specific reading skill and independently answering reading questions. This continous structure ensures that children have an in depth understanding of the text that is being read and provides each child with a growing and purposeful bank of vocabulary, which they can use and apply across the entire curriculum.
At Oakfield, we believe home reading is just as important as reading in school. Every child is given a home reading book which matches their ability, and these books are taken home and back to school daily. The range of books provided have been chosen to ensure that our children are reading a broad variety of books that not only progresses their reading skills but excites them too.
In addition, we endeavor to promote a love of reading across our school and curriculum. We do this by providing plenty of opportunites for children to engage with and reflect on a range of texts. Examples of these are the following:
- within the classroom through our engaging book corners
- external and internal library visits
- celebrating World Book Day, Poetry Day and Sbooktacular
- our Power of Reading scheme used in daily English lessons.
