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Reading
At the end of the Autumn term, we purchased lots of new books to add to our class reading areas. The children are very excited and have been involved in selecting some of the titles.
Here are some of our lovely new books!
Remember: your child should be coming home from school every day with a book to read. Please ensure they are reading at home every night for at least 10 minutes.
Miss O'Rourke
Check out our new reading scheme! I am so excited for you to come back to school in September to lots of new books to read! We will be using these books for our guided reading sessions at the end of each day.... all the books are banded, so as readers we know which are appropriate for our age. Check out the book band information sheet below the pictures.
Reading Book Band Chart
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Year |
Term |
Number |
Book band |
Lexile |
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FS |
Autumn |
1 |
Pink |
0 -75 |
|
Spring |
2 |
Red |
75 - 125 |
|
|
Summer |
3 |
Yellow |
125 - 200 |
|
|
Year 1 |
Autumn |
4 |
Light Blue |
200 - 225 |
|
Spring |
5 |
Green |
225 - 300 |
|
|
Summer |
6 |
Orange |
300 - 325 |
|
|
Year 2 |
Autumn |
7 |
Turquoise |
325 - 400 |
|
Autumn |
8 |
Purple |
400 - 475 |
|
|
Spring |
9 |
Gold |
475 - 575 |
|
|
Summer |
10 |
White |
575 - 625 |
|
|
Summer |
11 |
Lime |
625 - 650 |
|
|
Year 3 |
Autumn |
12 |
Brown |
650 - 725 |
|
Spring |
12 |
Brown |
650 - 725 |
|
|
Summer |
13 |
Grey |
725 - 750 |
|
|
Year 4 |
Autumn |
13 |
Grey |
725 - 750 |
|
Spring |
14 |
Dark Blue |
750 - 900 |
|
|
Summer |
14 |
Dark Blue |
750 - 900 |
|
|
Year 5 |
Autumn |
14 |
Dark Blue |
750 - 900 |
|
Spring |
14 |
Dark Blue |
750 - 900 |
|
|
Summer |
15 |
Dark Red |
900 - 1000 |
|
|
Year 6 |
Autumn |
15 |
Dark Red |
900 - 1000 |
|
Spring |
15 |
Dark Red |
900 - 1000 |
|
|
Summer |
15 |
Dark Red |
1000+ |
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Independent Readers |
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Guided Understanding Overview
At Brookfields we teach reading explicitly daily. One of our daily sessions is our ‘Guided Understanding’. Guided Understanding is 30 minutes long and each week we focus on a new text. Below is an overview of the teaching sequence involved. If you would like to know more about this, ask your child’s class teacher.
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MONDAY
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On Monday, we introduce a new text to the class.
When teaching guided understanding on Monday, we focus on the new language your child will come across in the text. We ensure the text is challenging and engaging. |
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TUESDAY
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On Tuesday, we continue to work on the same text introduced on Monday.
The teaching in this session will be focused around retrieval and searching the text for key words to help them. |
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WEDNESDAY
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On Wednesday, we continue to work on the same text introduced on Monday.
The teaching in this session will be focused around inference – reading between the lines. This session involves identifying what the author is ‘showing us, but not telling us’. |
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THURSDAY
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On Thursday, we continue to complete work on the same text, but focus on other skills linked with reading.
Sometimes this can involve sequencing events, predicting what might happen next or explaining their thoughts as readers in a more detailed manner. |
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FRIDAY
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On a Friday, all pupils will complete an independent reading task matched to their level.
Ask the teacher if you would like to know more about this. |
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