Literacy
Spelling
This is a useful document that will provide you with a range of different activities
you can carry out with your child to help them learn their weekly spellings and key
word spellings. Here are some fun ways of playing with words!
you can carry out with your child to help them learn their weekly spellings and key
word spellings. Here are some fun ways of playing with words!
Reading at Milborne St Andrew First School
- Opportunities
- Reading Assessment & Focus
- Before Your Read...
- Reading With Your Child
- During the Reading
- Difficulties or Mistakes for the Child
- After Reading
- Home Reading
Pie Corbett’s Reading Spine is a core selection of the best books to read aloud with your class.
Literacy expert Pie Corbett has chosen a mix of modern classics to create a pleasurable read-aloud programme, fostering a love of reading from Nursery through to Year 6.
The Reading Spine is a core of books that create a living library inside a child’s mind. It is a store of classics and essential reads that help children engage at a deeper level and enter the world of the story.
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/piecorbett
Literacy expert Pie Corbett has chosen a mix of modern classics to create a pleasurable read-aloud programme, fostering a love of reading from Nursery through to Year 6.
The Reading Spine is a core of books that create a living library inside a child’s mind. It is a store of classics and essential reads that help children engage at a deeper level and enter the world of the story.
https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/piecorbett
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Reception
The books for the 4–5 age group build on the Nursery selection. They still mainly
use patterned language, but begin to have a stronger emotional connection
with the reader. There is also plenty to discuss and to wonder about. Many of
them lend themselves to retelling and creating new versions or further adventures
featuring the same characters.
use patterned language, but begin to have a stronger emotional connection
with the reader. There is also plenty to discuss and to wonder about. Many of
them lend themselves to retelling and creating new versions or further adventures
featuring the same characters.
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Year 1
The picture books in Year 1 offer deeper exploration of emotions and wonder.
They are mainly rooted in the everyday crises of life. Again, most of these books
lend themselves to setting up a variety of play situations – using toys, costumes
and puppets – but the children also need to be involved in careful reading of the books,
paying close attention to the detail and entering imagined worlds to experience the
stories deeply – then talking it all through.
The picture books in Year 1 offer deeper exploration of emotions and wonder.
They are mainly rooted in the everyday crises of life. Again, most of these books
lend themselves to setting up a variety of play situations – using toys, costumes
and puppets – but the children also need to be involved in careful reading of the books,
paying close attention to the detail and entering imagined worlds to experience the
stories deeply – then talking it all through.
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Year 2
In Year 2, it is important to start to move from sharing picture books into sharing chapter
books. These will not only provide a meaty read, but also demand that the children use
their imagination. Of course, there are also many Reception and Year 1 children who will
sit and enjoy a chapter book and this should form part of their reading experience. Many of
the chosen books operate on different levels - from the satisfaction of good stories to the
exploration of deeper themes.
books. These will not only provide a meaty read, but also demand that the children use
their imagination. Of course, there are also many Reception and Year 1 children who will
sit and enjoy a chapter book and this should form part of their reading experience. Many of
the chosen books operate on different levels - from the satisfaction of good stories to the
exploration of deeper themes.
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Year 3
Whilst I have selected just one picture book for Year 3, there are many more
which will intrigue and provide a challenge for this age group such as
The Day the Crayons Quit (HarperCollins) or John Brown, Rose and the
Midnight Cat (Puffin). Children of this age need a great storyline, but should also be
experiencing deep and rich books.
which will intrigue and provide a challenge for this age group such as
The Day the Crayons Quit (HarperCollins) or John Brown, Rose and the
Midnight Cat (Puffin). Children of this age need a great storyline, but should also be
experiencing deep and rich books.
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Year 4
This selection covers a range of stories that extends to fantasy as well as
introducing Anne Fine’s wonderful books. I came across Perry Angel’s Suitcase
by Glenda Millard in Australia. It is a deeply moving book, both sad, but also full
of hope – a lovely book. Read it yourself before reading it with the children to judge
whether it is right for your class.
This selection covers a range of stories that extends to fantasy as well as
introducing Anne Fine’s wonderful books. I came across Perry Angel’s Suitcase
by Glenda Millard in Australia. It is a deeply moving book, both sad, but also full
of hope – a lovely book. Read it yourself before reading it with the children to judge
whether it is right for your class.