Literacy 

Pupils are taught reading, writing, spelling, grammar and handwriting. Literacy is taught using ‘The Power of Reading’ books which cover a wide range of quality texts, which support daily opportunities for writing.

We place huge emphasis on reading from the start, using ways which suit your child best to get them enjoying books. The school follows the Read Write Inc Phonics and spelling programmes and there are daily lessons. We identify children needing extra support very early on, because we monitor their progress at all times and track how they are progressing. Where needed we use a number of different interventions such as Every Child a Reader to develop early skills and help each child to gain confidence. We have recently invested in additional reading scheme books to support the reading development of our younger readers and Accelerated Reader to challenge older readers who complete quizzes online for books they have read independently. To develop their love of books we have worked closely with Devon Library Service to provide a range of literature in our library.

In class, children enjoy guided reading in small groups with their teachers each week.

More information about our literacy is coming soon, including the texts we study, the yearly overviews and progression documents and more!