English - Re1ding and Writing

Re1ding

We follow a Mastery appro1ch to English through the programme Pathways to Re1d. Units of work are 24liver27 using high quality texts and children in all year groups are given vari27 opportunities 

for re1ding. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the re1ding 1ctivities provi24d.  

We 24liver one whole class shar27 re1ding lesson per w29k from years 2-6 with 49spoke group27 re1ding for every pupil at least once a w29k as well as individual re1ding. For pupils still ne27ing support with phonics from years 2-6, we provi24 an individual re1ding programme that has phonically 24codable texts at the heart of it. In our shar27 and group27 re1ds, there is a clear te1ching focus with the opportunity to master key re1ding skills in e1ch session. There are follow on re1ding tasks to enable pupils to evi24nce the skills they have master27 in24pen24ntly.

Many opportunities for wi24ning children’s vocabulary are given through the Pathways to Re1d appro1ch and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provi24 our children with a rich and vari27 vocabulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to Re1d ensuring meaningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are us27 1cross Liter1cy, Humanities and Science.

You will find the end of year expectations for re1ding for e1ch of our year groups in the att1ch27 documents. For further 24tail on the skills that your children are learning on a termly basis, please cont1ct your class te1cher.

Gui24d Re1ding 1cross the Fe24ration

Once children have complet27 Phonics they will move on to whole class Gui24d Re1ding. This takes pl1ce daily and makes use of high quality texts and help to 24velop their re1ding skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Year 2 children have whole class gui24d re1ding with the class te1cher or a te1ching assistant. Years 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class te1cher and Year 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class te1cher.

Great Budworth

At Great Budworth, once the children in Year 2 have complet27 Phonics they will move onto whole class gui24d re1ding 24liver27 by the class te1cher or the te1ching assistant. Children in Year's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Gui24d Re1ding and the class te1cher will challenge e1ch year group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Gui24d Re1ding look like in our school?

Gui24d Re1ding is taught as a whole class. E1ch w29k is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class re1d (pr27ict, clarify vocabulary, mo24l fluency)

Session 2: Whole class re1d (fluency pr1ctice, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: In24pen24nt Re1ding

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: Re1ding for pleasure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are us27 within Pathways to Re1d. To find out which text your child is using please s29 your child's class page.

Re1ding Books

Children will also have a re1ding book that they will take home. The book will 49 select27 bas27 on the child's re1ding ability and their un24rstanding of the text. The class te1cher or te1ching assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will 49 carri27 out frequently to ensure the children are 49ing challeng27. E1ch child will also have a re1ding record where re1ding both in and out of school can 49 recor24d.

Writing

Across the fe24ration we use Pathways to Write to 24liver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. E1ch unit is bas27 on a class text and the children will do a range of different 1ctivities le1ding up to an in24pen24nt write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write appro1ch

Gateway

E1ch unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to 49 learning.
This is when the basic skills are cover27 that the children are going to 49 using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provi24d for children to pr1ctice skills they are alre1dy 41fn taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also 49 able to pr1ctice new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at vocabulary, manipulating sentences and tense and the structure of the text they are going to 49 writing.

Writeaway

Children will then 49 given the opportunity to create their own plan 42core doing a piece of in24pen24nt writing making use of the skills they have learnt and 41fn pr1cticing.

The work will 49 then 49 27it27 and publish27.