Whole Class Reading 

From the spring term of Year 2, reading is taught through a whole class approach, enabling the teacher to work directly with the children on a daily basis, modelling the process of comprehending texts, scaffolding and supporting children allowing them to be able to confidently and independently apply their skills.

We strongly believe in fully immersing children within a text, giving them a rich experience of the whole book in order to fully appreciate the magic of reading a good book. Reading whole texts allows our children to comprehend deeper and sets them up for a life-long love of learning. We want to equip our children with the reading stamina that will be required of them at high school when they grapple with full books within their English studies.

To support our teachers in planning and delivering high-quality whole class reading lessons, we use Literary Leaves which is a suite of book-based comprehension resources. Literary Leaves is part of BETT award-winning company, The Literary Curriculum. Book selections are broad and exciting– ranging from modern fiction to classics, anthologies of poetry to intriguing non-fiction texts. The chosen books have been subject to advisory panels for diversity, disability and LGBTQ+ within the selection process. The novels and other texts selected are demanding with pitching sitting in line with end of year expectations. Vocabulary is rich and varied and reading experiences which invest in cultural capital are frequent. Literary Leaves ensures all aspects of the National Curriculum requirements are covered through a broad range of activities which keep the children engaged and enthused.