Early Reading
"Reading is the gateway skill that makes all other learning possible."
"Reading is important. If you know how to read, then the whole world opens up to you."
[Barack Obama]
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We are a “Get Reading. Keep Reading. Change Everything.” school. |
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At St Luke's, reading is prioritised to allow pupils to access the full curriculum offer. We use the highly successful Read Write Inc. Phonics programme from the very start of Reception to teach our children to read, write and spell. Our children do well in the phonics screening check and by Year 2, the majority are fluent readers with the best chance of success as they move to KS2.
To visit the parent pages on the Ruth Miskin Training website go to: https://ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/ |
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All our teachers and teaching assistants are trained to the same high level, enabling the programme to be taught in small groups.
On-going daily assessment and a summative assessment every 6-7 weeks ensures that children are taught alongside others with a similar phonics knowledge. The books used in lessons and also those taken home by children are closely matched to their phonics understanding, ensuring that children feel successful and develop their reading accuracy and fluency.
Where children are in danger of falling behind, or where they find reading a struggle, we intervene early with the support of families to ensure they catch up and keep up.
Please see our Early Reading and Phonics Statement below for more information.