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Reading in Key Stage 1
Reading in Key Stage 1
In Year 1 & 2 children will be at different stages of their reading. However this is the most critical time to support them so they become life long readers and develop excellent reading habbits!
Reading Karate - Reading at Home
To encourage children to read more at home we have use Reading Karate initiative. This works in a simular way to Karate coloured belts were the more you read you work through coloured certificates.
For more information about Karate Reading please ask your class teacher for another leaflet.
Helpful comments that you could write in your child's reading diary...
Focusing on word recognisition...
- Read all the words correctly.
- Read familiar words independently.
- Tried hard to work out new words.
- Read accurately and confidently.
- Was able to work out new words using picture clues.
- Used the first sound to work out new words.
- Self-corrected errors independently.
Focusing on comprehension...
- Understood the story well.
- Good discussion about events in the story.
- Retold the story in detail.
- Could talk about the story confidently.
- Answered questions about the story.
- Used the pictures to assist understanding.
Focusing on attitude and interest
- Read eagerly.
- Enjoyed the story because ......
- Fantastic expression.
- Read fluently.
- Took punctuation into account when reading the book.
Phonics in Year 1 and 2
Whether your child is at the early stages of reading or reading fluently, phonics will support their reading. In Year 1 & 2 all children will continue to develop their phonics knowledge.
Year 1
Most children will work though recapping sounds learnt in reception e.g. s, u, sh, ai, oi and learning alternative sound e.g. ie (pie), i_e (shine). In addition to this, children will learn how to segment and blend sounds.
Year 2
In year 2 most children will recap and apply their knowledge from year 1. When ready they will then move onto spelling patterns using suffixes (marry, marrying, married, marries).
Guided reading
Guided reading is an approach where the children work in small groups with the teacher. The children will read a text collaboratively answering open and closed ended questions to build their comprehension skills.
In year 1 children will start guided reading in the spring term.
In year 2 children start guided reading in the autumn term.
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