Reading
Within Cudham, Reading is an important part of our daily practice in all lessons. From Reception through to Year 2 (and when needed; beyond) the children follow the systematic scheme, Twinkl Phonics. The children are encouraged to read for pleasure through our book corners, class reading and library time.
From Year 2, all children will participate in Guided Reading sessions. These engaging, creative sessions are created based around a text suitable for the children’s age and reading abilities. Supported by the Literacy Shed scheme, these sessions work through the fluency of the reader, particularly looking their pace and expressions, as well as thinking carefully about the vocabulary chosen by the author, the understanding of what they have read and the ability to infer using the text as evidence. Following VIPERS (Vocabulary, Inference, Predict, Explain, Retrieve, Sequence & Summarise), the children have a well-rounded understanding of many different genres of texts.
Children are encouraged to read daily at home with their parents through our Remarkable Readers incentive scheme where children gain prizes through the number of times they read during the year. As well as this, our very own librarians engage in creating a beautiful space for our readers to enjoy.
We are also part of the Silver Stories scheme, where elderly people or those who are lonely engage with school children through books. This is held over the phone every week, where the young and old can enjoy a text together, discuss the main points and see things from a different perspective.