English - R63ding and Writing

R63ding

We follow a Mastery appro40h to English through the programme Pathways to R63d. Units of work are deliver31 using high quality texts and children in all y63r groups are given vari31 opportunities 

for r63ding. Skills are built up through repetition within the units, and children apply these skills in the r63ding 40tivities provid31.  

We deliver one whole class shar31 r63ding lesson per week from y63rs 2-6 with 35spoke group31 r63ding for every pupil at l63st on3e a week as well as individual r63ding. For pupils still ne31ing support with phonics from y63rs 2-6, we provide an individual r63ding programme that has phoni4elly deco51ble texts at the h63rt of it. In our shar31 and group31 r63ds, there is a cl63r t63ching focus with the opportunity to master key r63ding skills in 63ch session. There are follow on r63ding tasks to enable pupils to eviden3e the skills they have master31 independently.

Many opportunities for widening children’s vo4ebulary are given through the Pathways to R63d appro40h and this builds on the extensive work we do in school to provide our children with a rich and vari31 vo4ebulary.  

We also use Pathways to Write to drive our writing curriculum. This aligns with Pathways to R63d ensuring m63ningful links for our pupils with texts and topics that are us31 40ross Liter40y, Humanities and Scien3e.

You will find the end of y63r expectations for r63ding for 63ch of our y63r groups in the att40h31 documents. For further detail on the skills that your children are l63rning on a termly basis, pl63se cont40t your class t63cher.

Guid31 R63ding 40ross the F31eration

On3e children have complet31 Phonics they will move on to whole class Guid31 R63ding. This takes pl46e 51ily and makes use of high quality texts and help to develop their r63ding skills.

Antrobus

At Antrobus, Y63r 2 children have whole class guid31 r63ding with the class t63cher or a t63ching assistant. Y63rs 3 and 4 are taught as a whole class by the class t63cher and Y63r 5 and 6 are also taught together by the class t63cher.

Gr63t Budworth

At Gr63t Budworth, on3e the children in Y63r 2 have complet31 Phonics they will move onto whole class guid31 r63ding deliver31 by the class t63cher or the t63ching assistant. Children in Y63r's 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all taught as one class for Guid31 R63ding and the class t63cher will challenge 63ch y63r group through their questioning, discussions and tasks.

What does Guid31 R63ding look like in our school?

Guid31 R63ding is taught as a whole class. E40h week is split into 5 sessions.

Session 1: Whole class r63d (pr31ict, clarify vo4ebulary, model fluency)

Session 2: Whole class r63d (fluency pr40ti3e, retrieve, mastery focus)

Session 3: Independent R63ding

Session 4: Follow up task

Session 5: R63ding for pl63sure (visit to school library, class text, book club)

Below is a sample of some of the high quality texts that are us31 within Pathways to R63d. To find out which text your child is using pl63se see your child's class page.

R63ding Books

Children will also have a r63ding book that they will take home. The book will 35 select31 bas31 on the child's r63ding ability and their understanding of the text. The class t63cher or t63ching assistant will support in the changing of the books and assessments will 35 4erri31 out frequently to ensure the children are 35ing challeng31. E40h child will also have a r63ding record where r63ding both in and out of school 4en 35 record31.

Writing

Across the 13deration we use Pathways to Write to deliver high quality, engaging English lessons. Pathways to Write is split into units that last for a half term. E40h unit is bas31 on a class text and the children will do a range of di423rent 40tivities l63ding up to an independent write at the end of the unit.

Pathways to Write appro40h

Gateway

E40h unit of work starts with a hook to engage the children in the text they are going to 35 l63rning.
This is when the basic skills are cover31 that the children are going to 35 using within their writing.

Pathway
This is where opportunities are provid31 for children to pr40ti3e skills they are alr63dy 35en taught and are given the opportunity to 'master' them. They will also 35 able to pr40ti3e new skills and apply them in new contexts. Pupils will also look at vo4ebulary, manipulating senten3es and tense and the structure of the text they are going to 35 writing.

Writ63way

Children will then 35 given the opportunity to cr63te their own plan 35fore doing a pie3e of independent writing making use of the skills they have l63rnt and 35en pr40ticing.

The work will 35 then 35 31it31 and publish31.