Reading 

On this page you will see what we are learning to do in reading. There are also some examples of what we learn to do when we are reading at a certain level. You will also see some of the resources, websites, videos and apps that we use in our literacy programme too. 

Koru T2 Guided Reading 2024

Ready to read phonics plus books 

Watch the video below to learn a little more about these particular books that your children will be bringing home sometimes. They won't always have a phonics plus books, but they will the most common type of book that they will bring home this year. 

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BSLA VIDEO

This video shares information about some of the books that your child will be bringing home. There are ideas around how you can support your child with their early reading and writing skills. 

Reading levels - COlour wheel 

At each reading level, there are different skills and knowledge that we are learning. Here are some examples of what our learning might look like in reading. After One Year at school, students are expected to be reading at Green level. After Two Years at school, students are expected to be reading at Turquoise level. After Three Years at school, students are expected to be reading at Gold level. 

Reading Levels - Koru

Word card resources 

These are the word cards we use in our class. They help us to learn our letter sounds, letter names, some high frequency words, and the names of different things. 

Word card resources

reading eggs 

We use the Reading Eggs and Fast Phonics programmes on our iPads. We love these apps. We get to practise so many parts of our literacy learning. 

Find our individual logins below. 

Storyline ONline 

We use this site to listen to stories. There are lots of different stories with many wonderful themes and messages. 

Phonics Song 

We use this video to practise our sounds and words. 

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Mrs Sivaro - Youtube

Have a go at reading the words with a short vowel sound, then try reading the words with a long vowel sound. 

Word Card 

This is a video where we can practise using the yellow word card. 

sight words

We use videos like this to help us learn our sight words. 



Alphablocks

We watch Alphablocks videos on Youtube. There are many aspects of language that we can learn and practice by watching these videos.