Reading
Reading underpins everything that we do in school. We believe that reading is the most important skill we can teach our children, because if they read well, it opens up a lifetime of learning. It is at the heart of our curriculum and our ambitions for all of our children are the same - every child becomes a confident reader.
We teach reading through phonics; through instilling a love of stories; through teaching children how to question, understand and explore the stories they pick up and listen to and through encouraging reading as our number one priority in school.
By the time children leave Heybridge, they are fluent and accurate readers who comprehend and enjoy what they read. They are confident in their ability to respond to a broad range of texts imaginatively, ask questions of what they read and read to further their learning across the curriculum. In their time at Heybridge, children will have developed a considerable vocabulary toolkit, along with excellent oracy skills, which enables them to successfully access the academic code required in their later learning.
Our teachers at Heybridge promote the love of reading through reading high-quality texts aloud to the class every day, enjoying poetry and getting excited about their own favourite books. To ensure that our children meet a wealth of diverse texts and authors, the books we read are mapped out on our reading spine so by the time pupils leave Year 6, they have had the very best possible start to their reading journey.
Our teachers are experts at recommending books and know the power of reading and how this can have a positive impact on young lives.
KS1 KS2 comprehension progression
Heybridge word reading progression
