Reception Reading
Reading Activities in Reception
- Sharing books/texts in English lessons
- Daily phonics sessions
- Reading practice groups as part of phonics programme
- Reading environmental print in the classroom environment
- Independent reading
- Listening to and joining in with poems, learning some "by heart"
- Listening to audio books
- Visiting the school library
- Story time
Recommended Books for Reception
Reading - Word Reading
Pupils will be taught to:
- Say a sound for each letter in the alphabet and at least 10 digraphs;
- Read words consistent with their phonic knowledge by sound-blending;
- Read aloud simple sentences and books that are consistent with their phonic knowledge, including some common exception words.
Reception - Phonics Progression
Reading - Comprehension
Pupils will be taught to:
- Demonstrate understanding of what has been read to them by retelling stories and narratives using their own words and recently introduced vocabulary;
- Anticipate – where appropriate – key events in stories;
- Use and understand recently introduced vocabulary during discussions about stories, non-fiction, rhymes and poems and during role-play.
