Reading
Moving from phonics towards fluency, Accelerated Reader continues to support each child’s love of reading, as well as continue to develop their fluency throughout their school education. Accelerated reader is a programme used in all classes at Bowman to ensure all children have a reading book that will comfortably challenge pupils of all ages and abilities, while continuing to support their vocabulary acquisition and fluency of reading. Children are assessed frequently throughout the year and termly, children are given a new ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development) range from which they can select their reading book within. After each book they read within their ZPD range, pupils will complete an online quiz and receive immediate feedback on their comprehension of the book.
Pupils have the opportunity to read 1-1 with an adult, each day. These reading sessions are recorded in a class reading folder.
Children will have the opportunity to participate in exciting activities linked to reading, including:
· Visits to the local library
· World Book Day celebrations – dressing up, activities linked to favourite stories
· Roald Dahl Day celebrations
· Author Visit
Key Stage 4
As pupils progress into our upper school, they will read a range of non-fiction and fiction, covering a wide range of genres including Shakespeare and historical texts. They will learn how to critically evaluate authors and compare and contrast with other texts. In KS4, children will build on their knowledge from KS3 and include reading of texts from 19th – 21st century.
They will study poetry from 1789 in detail and choose literature for pleasure and interest. Children will analyse and use evidence from the texts to critically evaluate the plot, setting, characters and relationships between them.
Reading Pathway
We recognise that our pupil’s reading abilities and starting points vary widely and to respond to the diversity of need in reading, our reading intervention pathway focuses on all aspects of reading.
