Reading

 

Below is a list of recommended reading books per year group. Each class has their own mini library of books as well as use of the school library.

 

• Free eBooks can also be found at https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/
• Listen to books at https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/english-ks1--ks2--ks3-index/zf34gwx
• Free Audible books for kids https://stories.audible.com/discovery
• Listen and read poetry at https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/

 

Recommended Reading Lists: 

https://www.booksfortopics.com/reception

Reading Support Booklets

The booklets are based around the VIPERS programme that is used in school for Guided Reading and Reading Comprehension

V- Vocabulary

I- Infer

P - Predict

E- Explain

R -Retrieve

S - Summarise

Writing

 

Useful websites to help with writing:

 

• https://www.literacyshed.com/home.html- fantastic short films to inspire writing 
• https://www.pobble365.com/ - pictures with examples to inspire writing (subscription)
• https://www.onceuponapicture.co.uk/ - pictures to inspire writing
• https://authorfy.com/10minutechallenges/ - hear your favourite authors and accept their challenges
• https://www.storyboardthat.com/ - free resource - create your own digital comic strip

 

A few Jane Considine Super Stacking Sentences videos - suitable for Key Stage 2

 

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5kzc2NVikc - The Blue Umbrella
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MCuyN3Cg9k - La Luna
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrCVLIAFqfA&t=65s - Soar

 

Talk for Writing - Pie Corbett

• https://www.talk4writing.com/home-school-units/ - Units of work for KS1 and KS2 to help with writing
• https://www.plazoom.com/resource/free - reading and writing activities from First News

 

Phonics

 

In Ducklings, Year 1 and Year 2 we follow the Phonics Shed Scheme of work for the delivery of phonics which is one of the DfE's validated schemes. This scheme also enables children to access resources and additional assignments at home via the EdShed login page:

• https://play.edshed.com  

 

Please see the video below which explains how to logon and navigate this resource at home. 

 

Additional, useful websites to practice phonics

• https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ - Free access at the moment
• https://www.phonicsbloom.com/ - Free access

 

For children with dyslexia

• https://www.nessy.com/uk/

Spellings

 

Useful websites to practice spellings:

• https://spellingframe.co.uk/ - free spelling practice games for Year 1 to Year 6
• https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt62mnb - watch videos to help learn tricky spelling words
• http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ - free interactive literacy resources and games 

Please look at our Policies Tab for the most recent writing and reading policies and under the Curriculum tab  under English for the English Curriculum overview for each Year Group.

Policies