Reading Matters

At The John Warner School, we use the Herts for Learning Reading Fluency Programme to improve student reading ages and reading skills.

Reading fluency is defined as being a combination of automaticity, accuracy and prosody.

When a reader can apply these three components to a text which is appropriately pitched for them, then they can be described as a fluent reader

The Reading Fluency Programme has been completed with a number of our students to support and improve their reading journey and reading ages. Some of these students have written a review of how these reading interventions have helped them to read with more effective accuracy, rate and comprehension:

A year 11 student:

Reading Interventions helped me to understand the meaning of words in literature work, especially with unfamiliar vocabulary that are new to me.

Year 8 students:

I did enjoy the Reading Fluency Programme because it helped me emphasise  the words better and to change the tone of my voice when reading.

The Reading Fluency Programme helped me to read more at home and track the text better.

Yes, the Reading Fluency Programme helped me to read better and improve my reading age! I can also change the tone of my voice when I read and to read quicker. I read at home more now.

I have really improved my reading skills and find reading a bit easier now.

Reading Fluency helped me to understand tricky vocabulary better.

Yes, my reading skills improved. I can interact with other people instead of reading alone. I am now exploring different books like more adventure stories.

Reading Fluency helped me with sounding out and spelling words. Sometimes I forget to read but my mum reminds me.

I did enjoy the Reading Fluency Programme as I feel it helped me with my punctuation and spelling.

I learned to underline the key words.

Yes because I enjoyed the questions.

I now track the text with my pencil which helps.

I didn't always enjoy it but eventually it helped me longer term.

Reading Fluency has helped me read better and read more at home. I'm also enjoying reading more.

Yes I enjoyed the Reading Programme because it helped me emphasise the words and change my tone of voice in reading.

Please continue to support your child's reading at home. It is making all the difference!