Early Reading 

In EYFS we strive to improve the life chances of every child, whatever their background, skills or capabilities. We aim to ignite a love of learning and recognise that developing firm foundations in early literacy skills are key to a child’s future success.

Reading is at the heart of our curriculum in EYFS, and we strive to develop a love of reading from the very start.  Throughout our curriculum, we aim to expose our pupils to a wide range of books that not only spark a love of reading, but are also carefully chosen to develop oracy, vocabulary and comprehension.

Our provision includes:

• Themed books – carefully chosen texts through which we explore other curriculum areas to enhance learning;

• A book of the week – carefully selected and a basis through which we explore vocabulary, role-play, reading and writing opportunities;

• A curiosity cube approach to develop enquiry skills in our pupils and encourage children to apply their oracy, reading and writing skills;

• A high-quality, fully enabling environment where pupils can practise and apply their skills throughout the day;

• Helicopter stories and Poetry Basket to develop our pupils’ ability to tell stories/poems orally, and develop their creativity;

• Brave Writing, where pupils are encouraged to apply new vocabulary;

• Daily dedicated Sounds-Write phonics sessions following the Sounds-Write teaching programme;

• Open-ended tasks and resources, accompanied by quality questioning that ensures learning is inclusive to all and challenges deeper thinking.