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SLAT Teaching Reading Together Strategy
Teaching reading is the job of every teacher at every level of education. It’s a life skill, and one that is always developing
Reading seems easy to those who do it well. But it’s not… Reading is hard. So we need to work hard to make sure every child can do it
Vision: We all know a ‘love’ of reading can enhance our
imagination and lead us to new discoveries… but it is also vitally important for all of us to teach
reading as a life skill for our students
The language of books is unique and enhances language ability and vocabulary…
…but reading is not (just) about navigating the world of your imagination -it’s about navigating real life
Bourne Academy
SLAT EDHT Lead
James Hind
SLAT Reading & Whole School Literacy Lead
Caroline Alker
SEN (reading interventions)
Karen Joel
SLAT Accelerated Reader Lead & SA
Library LeadLesley Gibbons
BA Library Lead
Deborah Howard
SLAT Love of Reading Lead
Alex Flint
BA Reading Rebels Lead
Matt Leonard
BA HOD English
Elaine Booth
SA HOD English
Nikki Fitzgibbon
SA Reading & Whole School Literacy Lead
Daisy Bland
SLAT Teaching Reading Together Strategy
Encouraging reading skill &
reading for
pleasure
Fluency
Reading Strategies
Departments working together
Closing gaps
Connecting vocabulary
to the big picture
Reading Enrichment
ReadingAloud
in class
Thinking Hard about reading
Literacy Across the Curriculum
Reading everyday
Reading & Literacy Leads
Accelerated Reader in tutor
time
ReadingRevolutions
DEARBasic
Reading Skills
Bedrock Vocab
Love of Reading
Keystone Words
ReadingAmbassadors
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SLAT Teaching Reading Together
StrategyClosing
gaps
Phonics
The Library
• Reading Rebels – boys reading group
• Non-fiction and boy friendly book resources
• Project X
A bespoke programme for small group support, developing basic reading skills, reading aloud and
comprehension
Phonics first… specialist small group intervention for those
that need it
Closing gaps
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Phonics: “helpful for all children, harmful for none, and crucial for some.”
We aim to close gaps in reading progress for key groups of students
Phonics intervention
Reading Revolutions
Closing gaps
Developing each individual student’s vocabulary: Tier 2 vocabulary is developed through a specialist
programme ’Bedrock’, using cross-curricular texts that embed the words
in world themes and ideas, developing listening comprehension
Making connections to new worlds: Selected departments teach word
parts (morphology) and word histories (etymology) to encourage
independent word-learning strategies
Connecting vocabulary
to the big picture
2
Vocabulary: “Word knowledge connects with knowledge of the world – you can’t understand the word if you don’t understand the context of its use.”
We aim to integrate vocabulary into the ‘big picture’ of the world when reading complex texts
Keystone WordsBedrock
Vocabulary
Drop Everything And Read gives departments the chance to share and discuss lively and
thought provoking articles beyond the ‘set’ curriculum, enhancing links to real world
knowledge for students
All faculties and department areas have
a dedicated Reading and Literacy Lead
Departmentsworking together
3We aim to embed high quality reading materials into SOW across the
curriculum, linking to prior knowledge where possible
Reading & Literacy Leads
DEAR
All Faculties and Department areas have
their own bespoke policy
Literacy Across the Curriculum
All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for
basic reading skills such as skimming, scanning and re-
reading
All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for
developing skills in reading such as predicting, summarising, questioning and clarifying
Reading Strategies
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“being a skilled reader requires knowledge as well as an armoury of reading strategies”
We aim to upskill all teachers in the SLAT in reading techniques to develop students as strategic, knowledgeable readers, developing student reading
comprehension skills
BasicReading
Skills
Thinking Hard about reading
Our KS5 Reading Ambassadors hear selected KS3 students read aloud on a weekly basis , with 3
‘waves’ of the intervention running each year
All students have some opportunity to read in a variety of
forms everyday as part of tutor time, English lessons and other subjects across the curriculum
All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for reading aloud in class on a day-
to-day basis, such as echo-reading, choral-reading, paired
reading etc
Fluency5
“Reading fluency is best described as a combination of pace and also expression/volume, phrasing and smoothness”
We aim to support students, teachers and reading ambassadors in the SLAT with reading techniques and initiatives that will support fluency
Reading aloud in class
Reading everyday
ReadingAmbassadors
To have an open, inviting library space where
reading is valued, celebrated and
enjoyed
• Year 7 and 8 have a programme of active, shared reading activities with their tutors fortnightly
• The English department offer a rich reading curriculum designed to foster students’ love of literature
• All students in year 6-7 transition are given a ‘gift’ of a reading book that is central to their initial SOW in English
A termly programme of
reading and literacy based
enrichment opportunities
Years 7 and 8 follow the
Accelerated Reader
programme in tutor times
Encouraging reading skill &
reading for pleasure
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“Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light”
We aim to encourage students to read for pleasure and enjoy reading, at the same time ensuring their reading age is as close to chronological age (or above)
as possible
Accelerated Reader in tutor
time
Love of Reading
Reading Enrichment
TheLibrary
Connecting vocabulary
to the big picture
Closing gaps
2
Departments Working Together
Reading Strategies
Fluency5
Encouraging reading skill &
reading for pleasure
6
SLAT Teaching Reading Together Strategy
Phonics intervention specialist small group intervention for those that need itReading Revolution a bespoke programme for small group support with developing basic reading skills, reading aloud and comprehensionClosing gaps: Reading Rebels – boys reading group; Non-fiction and boy friendly book resources; Project X
Keystone Words: Making connections to new worlds: Selected departments teach word parts (morphology) and word histories (etymology) to encourage independent word-learning strategiesBedrock Vocabulary: Developing each individual student’s vocabulary: Tier 2 vocabulary is developed through a specialist programme ’Bedrock’, using cross- curricular texts that embed the words in world themes and ideas, developing listening comprehension
Reading & Literacy Leads All faculties and department areas have a dedicated Reading and Literacy LeadLiteracy Across the Curriculum All Faculties and Department areas have their own bespoke policyDEAR Drop Everything And Read gives departments the chance to share and discuss lively and thought provoking articles beyond the ‘set’ curriculum, enhancing links to real world knowledge for students
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4Basic Reading Skills: All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for basic reading skills such as skimming, scanning and re-readingThinking Hard about reading: All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for developing skills in reading such as predicting, summarising, questioning and clarifying
Reading aloud in class: All teachers are supported with using a range of techniques for reading aloud in class on a day-to-day basis, such as echo-reading, choral-reading, paired reading etc Reading everyday: All students have some opportunity to read in a variety of forms everyday as part of form time, English lessons and other subjects across the curriculumReading Ambassadors: Our KS5 Reading Ambassadors hear selected KS3 students read aloud on a weekly basis , with 3 ‘waves’ of the intervention running each year
Accelerated Reader in tutor time: Years 7 and 8 follow the Accelerated Reader programme in tutor timesThe Library: To have an open, inviting library space where reading is valued, celebrated and enjoyedReading Enrichment: A termly programme of reading enrichment opportunities Love of Reading: Year 7 and 8 have a programme of active, shared reading activities with their tutors . The English department offer a rich reading curriculum designed to foster students’ love of literature