Word-Reading
Being able to actually read the words.
In pretty much every primary school these days that’s going to mean phonics, along with learning how to read all of the tricky words that don’t quite fit. Obviously this is pretty important: it’s hard to learn to read and to enjoy reading if you are stumbling over every other word. Our Shakespeare and More units are aimed at Y3 and upwards, so most children should have the basics of word-reading in place by the time they come across them. For any children that don’t, we’re sure there’s a pretty good catch-up programme in place.
This means that our English units aren’t really designed to support the development of word-reading (there are loads of other great resources and schemes available for that), but because of the richness of the stories we use and the beautiful writing in the texts we recommend, there are plenty of opportunities for children to encounter unfamiliar language, helping to develop their vocabulary and giving them the chance to practise their word-reading.
Comprehension
Enjoying Reading
In pretty much every primary school these days that’s going to mean phonics, along with learning how to read all of the tricky words that don’t quite fit. Obviously this is pretty important: it’s hard to learn to read and to enjoy reading if you are stumbling over every other word. Our Shakespeare and More units are aimed at Y3 and upwards, so most children should have the basics of word-reading in place by the time they come across them. For any children that don’t, we’re sure there’s a pretty good catch-up programme in place.
This means that our English units aren’t really designed to support the development of word-reading (there are loads of other great resources and schemes available for that), but because of the richness of the stories we use and the beautiful writing in the texts we recommend, there are plenty of opportunities for children to encounter unfamiliar language, helping to develop their vocabulary and giving them the chance to practise their word-reading.
Comprehension
Enjoying Reading
