Reading at Home & School
Reading for purpose and pleasure
Reading in the classroom Shared reading Guided reading Independent reading Phonics
Shared Reading Usually whole class together Reading the same text A range of texts and text types Reading and responding Analysing texts
Guided Reading A small group of up to 6 children Once or twice a week
Book introduction Identify teaching objective, make links to existing experience, generate questions for discussion Strategy check – Recall recently introduced strategies Identify points of potential difficulty, generate questions for resolution during independent reading Independent Reading Children read a specified amount of text independently, with teacher supporting one-to-one Returning to the Text Answer questions posed earlier – Summarise - Praise use of emerging strategies - Generate questions to identify successful problem-solving strategies - Return to teaching objectives Question to develop understanding at word/sentence/text levels Responding to text Prompt for personal response
Guided Reading A small group of up to 6 children Once or twice a week Learning strategies Developing comprehension skills
Book Banding Organisation of books Coloured band levels
Book Banding Levels Lilac Books with no words Pink Working Towards Level 1 Red Yellow Blue Level 1 Green Orange Turquoise Level 2 Purple Gold White Lime Level 3 Brown Levels 2A-3B Grey Levels 3A-4B D Blue Levels 4B-5C D Red Levels 5C-5A
Book Banding Organisation of books Coloured band levels Guided reading – instructional level Home reading – easy level Reading for enjoyment
Independent Reading Home reading book Library book Reading games ICT texts Comics/magazines Recipes, etc
Phonics Main way that children learn to read
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Phonics Main way that children learn to read Blending Segmenting Daily phonics session
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Enjoyment of reading