Reading in Year 3

How is reading taught in Y3? O Autumn Term through half hour phonics sessions every day

How is reading taught in Y3? O Children grouped by ability so able to target those who may need more support and challenge confident readers O Phonics sessions also link decoding skills (reading) to encoding skills (spelling)

How is reading taught in Y3? O Spring and Summer terms reading is taught through guided reading sessions

How is reading taught in Y3? O Some children may still need extra support and will have targeted small group work focusing on reading, phonics and other literacy skills

This is not the only reading Y3 children do. It happens everywhere, every day of the week!

Using reading outside of literacy lessons

Reading for information and making notes

We read information on the internet

Reading in golden time

Reading with Reading Buddies

Reading with helpers

Reading at break time

Reading topic words around the classroom

With parents and carers at Y3 Reading Cafés

We read the song words in assembly

Reading the script for our class assembly

We read instructions in maths

We read each other’s work

Individual reading

Paired reading

Home reading

Reading record O For you to keep a record of reading your child does at home O Children can take a book out of the library O They can also read books they have at home O Keep it safe in a book bag with the reading book O Hand in every Monday. House points for children who have read at home!

How you can help at home

Changing reading books

O Children can change reading books any day of the week O They put their book in the basket in the classroom O The library is open every day during lunchtime O The children are taught how to use the library

Book bags

Homework