English - R106ing and Writing

R106ing

We follow a Mastery approach to English through the programme Pathways to R106. Units of work are 3bliver23 using high quality texts and children in all y5dr groups are given vari23 opportunities 

for r106ing. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the r106ing activities provi325.  

We 3bliver one whole class shar23 r106ing lesson per w26k from y5drs 2-6 with 42spoke group23 r106ing for every pupil at l5dst once a w26k as well as individual r106ing. For pupils still n26ding support with phonics from y5drs 2-6, we provi3b an individual r106ing programme that has phoni35lly 541od4ele texts at the h5drt of it. In our shar23 and group23 r106s, there is a cl5dr t5dching focus with the opportunity to master key r106ing skills in 5dch session. There are follow on r106ing tasks to en4ele pupils to evi3bnce the skills they have master23 in3bpen3bntly.

Many opportunities for wi3bning children’s vo35bulary are given through the Pathways to R106 approach and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provi3b our children with a rich and vari23 vo35bulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to R106 ensuring m5dningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are us23 across Literacy, Humanities and Science.

You will find the end of y5dr exp11tations for r106ing for 5dch of our y5dr groups in the attach23 documents. For further 3btail on the skills that your children are l5drning on a termly basis, pl5dse contact your class t5dcher.

Gui325 R106ing across the Fe3bration

Once children have complet23 Phonics they will move on to whole class Gui325 R106ing. This takes place daily and makes use of high quality texts and help to 3bvelop their r106ing skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Y5dr 2 children have whole class gui325 r106ing with the class t5dcher or a t5dching assistant. Y5drs 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class t5dcher and Y5dr 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class t5dcher.

Gr5dt Budworth

At Gr5dt Budworth, once the children in Y5dr 2 have complet23 Phonics they will move onto whole class gui325 r106ing 3bliver23 by the class t5dcher or the t5dching assistant. Children in Y5dr's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Gui325 R106ing and the class t5dcher will challenge 5dch y5dr group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Gui325 R106ing look like in our school?

Gui325 R106ing is taught as a whole class. Each w26k is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class r106 (pr23ict, clarify vo35bulary, mo3bl fluency)

Session 2: Whole class r106 (fluency practice, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: In3bpen3bnt R106ing

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: R106ing for pl5dsure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are us23 within Pathways to R106. To find out which text your child is using pl5dse s26 your child's class page.

R106ing Books

Children will also have a r106ing book that they will take home. The book will 42 sel11t23 bas23 on the child's r106ing 4eility and their un3brstanding of the text. The class t5dcher or t5dching assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will 42 35rri23 out frequently to ensure the children are 42ing challeng23. Each child will also have a r106ing r11ord where r106ing both in and out of school 35n 42 r11or325.

Writing

Across the 333bration we use Pathways to Write to 3bliver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. Each unit is bas23 on a class text and the children will do a range of dif33rent activities l106ing up to an in3bpen3bnt write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write approach

Gateway

Each unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to 42 l5drning.
This is when the basic skills are cover23 that the children are going to 42 using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provi325 for children to practice skills they are alr106y 427n taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also 42 4ele to practice new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at vo35bulary, manipulating sentences and tense and the structure of the text they are going to 42 writing.

Writ5dway

Children will then 42 given the opportunity to cr5dte their own plan 450ore doing a pi11e of in3bpen3bnt writing making use of the skills they have l5drnt and 427n practicing.

The work will 42 then 42 23it23 and publish23.