English- Reading
At Christ Church we aim for all our children to become fluent, confident readers who are passionate about reading.
Children who read regularly or are read to regularly have the opportunity to open the doors to so many different worlds! More importantly, reading gives children the tools to become independent life-long learners.
Click on the link below to discover the different ways that we achieve this at Christ Church.
Implementation
English is taught over multiple lessons every day. As well as daily reading skills or RWI phonic lessons, English (writing) lessons and discrete teaching of spelling and handwriting, the teaching of English is embedded across the curriculum.
Early Reading: Systematic Synthetic Phonics (Read Write Inc)
Early reading is secured through the RWI scheme. This scheme enables children to reach the expected standard of the phonics screening check, develop reading fluency and read with comprehension, spell and write with confidence. For their phonic sessions children are grouped by their phonic knowledge in accordance with the scheme and work in small groups. This means that every child learns at their specific ‘challenge’ level. Regular training and development days ensure that staff are equipped to teach with the expertise and skills required to promote excellent progress amongst our youngest children, as well as to develop their love of reading. Children in Years 3 and 4 continue to have daily RWI lessons until their complete the programme. In Years 5 and 6 if some children still require phonic intervention then they move to the RWI Fresh Start Programme, which is aimed at older children. Children are tracked using the online RWI assessment and tracking tool. This assessment is rigorous and enables staff to analyse individual children’s reading progress.
Reading Skills
Once children have completed the RWI programme, they are supported on their reading journey through consistent daily teaching of the reading content domains.
Children develop their fluency (accuracy, prosody, pace and expression) and comprehension through reading age appropriate and vocabulary enriching class texts and individual texts.
Reading for Pleasure
Fostering a love of reading and reading for pleasure is very important at Christ Church. We give the children opportunities to become enthusiastic, engaged readers with a wide range of vocabulary through:
- High quality social reading environments - Engaging reading areas in each class, which have a range of different genres.
- Diversely stocked library which children can visit and take high quality texts home.
- A culture of informal ‘Book Talk’ in school and our ‘Snuggle with a Book’ reading suitcases which encourage reading for pleasure at home.
- Opportunities for the children to engage in independent reading with books of their choice.
- High quality whole class readers. Reading aloud to children
- Special days which promote a love of reading (World Book Day, Snuggle with a Book Days)
- Creating an inclusive community of readers.
- At the end of each year every child is given a high-quality text as a gift to take home.
Impact
The impact of our English reading curriculum is a community of enthusiastic readers who enjoy showcasing their developing literacy knowledge and skills.
- Children will be able to read and will show increasing confidence, resilience, and independence in both their reading and reading skills so that they can continue to become lifelong readers.
- Children will have a love of reading and develop preferences on what type of genre or topic, they like to read.
- Children will have a book appropriate to their developing phonic knowledge and matched to their fluency and understanding.
- Children will be exposed to a range of different genres and authors.
- Children will be able to understand what is read to them and answer questions including making inferences and connections between texts.
- Children will be placed on the correct book band and make progress through the book bands in relation to their phonic knowledge and age-related expectation. Every child will make progress from their starting point.
- Children achieve highly in the phonics screening check and at the end of EYFS.
- Attainment at the end of KS1 and 2 in reading is in line or above that of Wigan and the National Average.
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for Pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills (Autumn 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for Pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills (Autumn 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & PSHE)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for Pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Autumn 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our VIPERS skills (Autumn 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 1 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & PSHE)
Reading in Year 5 - Reading, researching and presenting. Presentations based on hobbies and people who inspire them (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: PSHE)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 1 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & PSHE)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Science)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 1 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) with a range of World Book Day activities (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our love of reading (Reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 1 - Developing our love of reading and (Reading for pleasure) (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Science & Computing)
World Book Day 2024
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our love of reading (reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our love of reading and reading for pleasure (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: PSHE & British Values)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our love of reading (reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our love of reading (reading for pleasure) and developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing our love of reading and reading for pleasure (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 1 - Developing our love of reading and reading for pleasure (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Geography)
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our reading skills and practising SATs reading papers (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our reading skills and reading for Pleasure (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing British Values & PSHE)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our reading skills and reading for pleasure (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our reading skills and reading for pleasure (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing, R.E & PSHE)
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our reading skills (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our reading skills. (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our reading skills (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our reading skills with a range of cross curricular texts (Autumn 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 5 - Researching an inspirational person and creating a presentation for the class. Developing our speaking and listening skills. (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & PSHE)
Reading in Year 4 - Reading skills work based around newspaper articles (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing a love of reading - reading for pleasure with a range of World Book Day activities (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing VIPERS skills with a range of different texts and continuing to develop a love of reading - reading for pleasure. (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & British Values)
Reading in Year 3 - Cross-curricular reading with a focus on the reading skill - inference (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
World Book Day 2023
Reading in Year 6 - Test technique in preparation for SATs with a focus on the VIPERS skills of inference and explanations. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing VIPERS skills with a range of different texts and continuing to develop a love of reading - reading for pleasure. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our VIPERS skills in our reading skills lessons. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: History & Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing our VIPERS skills in our reading skills lessons. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: History & Science)
Reading in Year 2 - Using high quality books to inspire and inform our writing (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Science)
Reading in Year 1 - Parent workshop focusing on phonics and reading. (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Reception - Meeting an Author at Leigh Library (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Understanding the World)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing VIPERS skills with a range of different texts and developing a love of reading (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing, PSHE, R.E and History)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing VIPERS skills (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 3 - Developing VIPERS skills with a range of different texts and film (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing, PSHE, Science, R.E and History)
Reading in Year 2 - Developing a love of reading and reading for pleasure (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & PSHE)
Reception Parent Reading Workshop (Autumn Term 2)
Developing a love of reading within our Christ Church community
Key Stage 2 - Share a Book
Developing a love of reading within our Christ Church community
Reading Suitcases - Snuggle with a Book
Developing a love of reading across our whole Christ Church Family.
Reading in Year 6 - Developing our reading skills by using VIPERS and Reading Plus (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 5 - Developing our reading skills by using VIPERS. (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4 - Developing our reading skills by using VIPERS. (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 2 - Reading Wild by Emily Hughes to support our our narrative writing (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Geography)
Reading in Year 1 - Reading the Naughty Bus by Jan Oke to support our oral story telling (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 4- Drama characterisation workshop at the Lowry Theatre based around characters we have read and the artwork of L.S Lowry (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Art)
Reading in Year 3- Reading skills summarising focus based around the book 'Pretty' (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: PSHE and British Values)
Reading in Year 2- Reading work around their Science topic on Space (Summer Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Science)
Reading in Year 4- Reading work based on 'The Boy at the Back of the Class' (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing, PSHE and British Values)
Reading in Year 3- Reading work based on the poem 'Chocolate Cake' and developing comprehension skills through VIPERS activities. (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Music)
Reading in Year 2- Reading work based on 'Lila and the Secret of the Rain' (Summer Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
World Book Day 2022
World Book Day 2022: Developing reading for pleasure and a lifelong love of reading through our 'Book in a Box Competition)
(Cross-curricular links: Art & DT)
Reading in Year 6- Reading for Pleasure: Goodnight Mister Tom and SAT preparation practise. (Spring Term 2)
Reading in Year 5- Reading comprehension practise based around their VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 2)
Reading in Year 4- Reading for pleasure: The Day I Fell into a Fairytale and comprehension work based on developing our VIPERS skills. (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Science & History)
Reading in Year 3- Reading work based on 'The Tin Forest' (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 2- Reading work based on 'Mr Bunny's Chocolate Factory (Spring Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 6- VIPERS reading skills work (Spring Term 1)
Reading in Year 5- Reading work based VIPERS (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Geography and Writing)
Reading in Year 4- Reading work based on The Iron Man and our reading VIPERS (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & Art)
Reading in Year 3 - Reading comprehension work (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: History & Science)
Reading in Year 2- Reading work based on Meerkat Mail (Spring Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Whole school 'Snuggle with a book' to promote reading for pleasure. (Spring Term 1)
Reading in Year 6- VIPERS reading skills work (Autumn Term 2)
Reading in Year 5- VIPERS reading skills work based on The Boy in the Tower (Autumn Term 2)
Reading in Year 4- Reading skills work (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing, British Values, R.E & History)
Reading in Year 3- VIPERS reading skills work based on King of the Cloud Forests (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 2- The children have been enjoying their class readers 'Sam Wu NOT afraid of GHOSTS' and The Christmasaurus' (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 1- Reading work based on Mog's Christmas Calamity (Autumn Term 2)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
Reading in Year 6- VIPERS reading skills work based on Who Let the Gods Out (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular links: Writing & History)
Reading in Year 4- VIPERS reading skills work based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Autumn Term 1)
(Cross-curricular link: Writing)
