Reading
At Wimborne, we place great value on the importance of reading and are deeply committed to fostering a lifelong love of literature in all our pupils. Across the school, children are provided with daily opportunities to engage with high-quality texts and develop their reading skills.
In Early Years and KS1, reading is embedded through daily guided reading sessions and a range of enriching activities, including dedicated storytime. As a Monster Phonics school, our reading provision is structured around this scheme, ensuring systematic and effective phonics instruction. We recognise that strong phonics teaching is essential for enabling children to read and write with fluency and confidence.
n Key Stage 2, we build upon these foundations by developing pupils’ fluency and comprehension across English and the wider curriculum. Our use of the Destination Reader approach ensures that children receive consistent, high-quality reading instruction, closely linked to their class texts and focused on key reading strategies.
All classes make regular visits to our well-resourced library, which plays a central role in promoting a love of reading throughout the school. At home, children are expected to read at least five times per week and record this in their reading records.
In EYFS and KS1, children take home a weekly selection of books, including a ‘ME’ book, a ‘SHARE’ book, and a self-chosen ‘LIBRARY’ book. In KS2, free readers select library books independently, while those requiring additional support are provided with level-appropriate texts to reinforce their learning.
Explore the Monster Phonics Website here: https://monsterphonics.com
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