Reading

Royston St John’s approach to the teaching of reading.
The LIRA approach takes place in years 2 to 6 where we recognise that fluent reading supports reading comprehension. The sessions are built around Literal, Inference, Readers’ Response and Authors Intent questions. We know that when pupils read fluently, their cognitive resources can be redirected from focusing on decoding and onto comprehending the text. For this reason, fluency is sometimes described as a bridge from word recognition to comprehension. 
Through this approach pupils are supported to develop the skills needed to read fluently for understanding to be able to answer a range of question types. High quality texts are utilised effectively with a focus on exposing pupils to a broad range of authors and developing vocabulary.
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Reading Fluency

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Reading Spines

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Reading Blankets

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Reading blog

Rosie’s chick…?

Rosie’s chick…?

Today we started reading our new class text "Where oh where is Rosie's chick?" We created paintings of Rosie and her baby and even built them a new hen house!

World Book Day 2025

World Book Day 2025

We celebrated World Book Day 2025 with a day full of activities and fun! Classes paired up with their reading buddies and took part in the whole school masked reader game. Lots of fun was had by all and the children had lots of time to explore the books available in...

Super work…

Super work…

Super work this afternoon in Year Six working hard on our long multiplication and becoming teachers in a reading session!

Word choice…

Word choice…

Year Four are working hard in reading this morning looking at and explaining the impact of .

Dictionaries

Dictionaries

Year Four have been using dictionaries in reading today to check if their ideas about word meaning were accurate. Excellent skills Year Four.

Passion for reading

Passion for reading

Year Three really impressed us today with their enthusiasm and passion for reading. They showed us just how fluent they can read. Well done Year Three.

Stick Man…

Stick Man…

Reception class created their own stickman family and helped them find their family tree today as the explored the outdoor area. They then snuggled up inside to hear Miss Hines read the story of the Stick Man. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Collective Worship

Collective Worship

Inspired by the amazing Katherine Johnson and her inspirational story in Collective Worship today. Year Five had an amazing insight into today’s book from their work in science last half term.

Partner work in reading

Partner work in reading

Brilliant partner work in reading this morning in Year Two helping to build up fluency in reading. Well done Year Two.

Love of reading

Love of reading

Today, we took our out into the community to read to the residents of West Meads. The children represented school so wonderfully and read their favourite books with great passion. So proud of our community links.

Our buddy system

Our buddy system

Our buddy system is a huge part of helping children to settle in at school and providing those positive role models around school. Today, Year Six read their favourite stories to their buddies which was a delight. A huge thank you to Year Six for taking great care of...

Elmer workshop…

Elmer workshop…

Our parents and carers in Foundation Stage joined us for a workshop linked to the Elmer book. The children shared their vocabulary routines and listened to the story. They then created a wonderful picture of Elmer to keep. Thank you to everyone who attended we had a...

A trip to the library

A trip to the library

Year Two took a trip to the library today to see what books they had and to meet the friendly staff. They got to explore all the different sections and go on a scavenger hunt too. The librarians said our pupils showed exemplary behaviour. We really hope we have...

Reading and reviewing

Reading and reviewing

Year Four have been reading and reviewing each others work and giving feedback to each other. Peer reviewing opportunities are embedded into all our routines to support and develop children's skills.

A huge thank you…

A huge thank you…

…to the parents who attended our Reception Class phonics workshop today with Miss Hines. They took away lots of resources and tools to help them support their child at home. They even took part in a Read Write Inc lesson with their children. We will be running a craft...

Meet our Libarians.

Meet our Libarians.

These girls showed their passion for reading by applying to be the school librarians for this academic year! They will be motivating others to read, sharing their passion for reading and ensuring our wonderful library is in full working order. Well done!

Thank you to Year Three

Thank you to Year Three

…for being the Reception Class Reading Buddies this week! The pupils shared their favourite stories and read so beautifully to our youngest pupils.