Children in Reception Class take home a book from the Little Wandle Programme. Children will also take part in Guided Reading groups. Adult volunteers provide an extra opportunity for children to read in school. Children have a home school reading record for parents and teachers to record their progress; books will be changed after a child has been heard read twice and the adult has signed the Reading Record Book. Children in Reception Class will also take home High Frequency and tricky words from Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised.
In KS1 children continue to take home a book from the Little Wandle Scheme. Teachers will hear every children reading throughout the week during guided reading sessions. Children have a home school reading record for parents and teachers to record their progress. Children in Year One continue to learn High Frequency and tricky words from Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised and word lists are taken home to learn when required.
In Key Stage 2 when children have read all the books belonging to the school reading book schemes they can choose a book to take home to read. All children will take part in daily whole class guided reading sessions.
The reading schemes we use at Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School are Little Wandle for Letters and Sounds Revised and Collins Big Cat for Letters and Sounds.