READING
Reading is an important part of daily life at our school and children are encouraged to read from a young age. Children begin to develop a love of books from entry into Nursery; this is also where we begin our delivery of phonics and children start to be introduced to Monster Phonics: the scheme the school uses to teach systematic synthetic phonics (along with learning phonics through environmental sounds). When children move into Reception, daily synthetic phonics teaching becomes part of the delivered curriculum and Monster Phonics is used on a daily basis. Children take books home that are aligned to the sounds they are learning at home. This is also linked to the school reading programme which follows children until they reach free reader status. In Guided Reading (groups in Reception and Year 1 and whole class Year 2 up), the Monster Phonics decodable books are used so sounds taught in phonics lessons are built on in Guided Reading. In Year 2, the transition is made to whole class texts. Alongside the structured phonics sessions and the guided reading sessions, children are encouraged to always have a second book they are reading for pleasure, a book they select from the school library.
READING OVERVIEW
The overview below outlines the school's approach to reading including its over-arching aims, how it implements strategies to move towards those aims and and what that will look like in children.
READING OVERVIEW: A Guide for Parents and Carers
Working in collaboration with parents and carers is key. The document below helps parents and carers understand what the school's approach to reading is and how this approach can be supported at home.
| A Reading Overview for Parents and Carers at PF |
COLOUR BANDED READING SCHEME
| Colour Banded Reading Scheme PDF |
RECOMMENDED READING LIST AND SCHOOL TESTIMONIALS
Please see the reviews below from visiting authors about the school. You will also find a recommended reading list that gives ideas on the kinds of books children may enjoy reading and are pitched at their age group. All books on the list are well known to Princess Frederica and are recommended as suitable for the age-groups outlined on the attached documents.
| school_testimonials.pdf |
| nursery_reading_list.pdf |
| reception_reading_list.pdf |
| year_1_reading_list.pdf |
| year_2_reading_list.pdf |
| year_3_reading_list.pdf |
| year_4_reading_list.pdf |
| year_5_reading_list.pdf |
| year_6_reading_list.pdf |
PHONICS
Please visit the phonics page to find out more information about the school's approach to phonics and helpful resources.
WRITING
To find out more about how the school teaches writing, please click on the link below.
ENGLISH CURRICULUM PRESENTATION
| the_english_curriculum_at_princess_frederica_2020.pdf |
