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Thurstable Loves To Read - Tutor Group Reading
There are clear links between children who read independently and their academic outcomes. During the programme of college activities, students will regularly read non-fiction articles to improve their confidence in key reading skills such as clarifying and inference. Students will have a bookmark which they use to track the line they are reading to ensure that they are reading the words as they are being read to. Staff can then check at a glance that everyone is reading together.
Sparx Reader
Sparx Reader is a reading, comprehension and vocabulary programme that gets all young people reading regularly to help improve their literacy and motivates them to read for pleasure. Any device with a web browser is able to access Sparx Reader.
Students take a test and then they choose a book according to their level. Sparx Reader will regularly check their understanding of the story throughout the book by asking questions based on comprehension of the text they are reading. Students are rewarded with Sparx Reader Points by reading carefully and over time, their literacy and reading abilities will improve.
Students always have a choice in what they read. The e-book library has modern fiction books from many publishers as well as classic stories and examination texts.Once students reach the gold level, they have autonomy over the text they choose; they can add their own books from home too.
Tasks are personalised based on each student's reading ability so that every student can be successful with their reading. The books that a student can choose from are carefully chosen so that the text is accessible yet suitably challenging.
There is a really useful video on how parents can help with Spax Reader:
Reading in lessons & Vocabulary
We are constantly working on including opportunities for reading in lessons. All subject areas look for high quality texts to share with students, often modelling how to read clearly and with expression. It is commonplace for students to be explicitly taught new and powerful vocabulary in every subject using Frayer models. Other strategies such as choral reading and oracy activities all contribute towards making reading a key part of lessons.
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