Reading
Reading is a fundamental aspect of life. The role parents or carers play in developing early reading skills is crucial and we aim to support our families to ensure all children are enthusiastic, competent readers by the age of 11.
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Fair Acres Federation Reading Intent | [pdf 194KB] |
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Reading at Fair Acres Federation | [pdf 589KB] |
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Reading on a Page | [pdf 96KB] |
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Everybody read leaflet for parents | [pdf 1MB] |
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Phonics - Little Wandle
Phonics is taught following the 'Little Wandle Letter and Sounds Revised ' scheme. Follow the link for more details:
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds
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Little Wandle Programme Progression Reception & Year 1 | [pdf 568KB] |
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Phase 2 Pronunciation Guide | [pdf 1014KB] |
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How to say Phase 3 sounds | [pdf 1MB] |
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How to say the phase 5 sounds | [pdf 1MB] |
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Developing Fluency Beyond Year 1
Reading assessments are carried out across the school for children in year 2-3. It assesses children's reading speeds and ensuresan accurate match to a level of reading.
Broad choice of texts
We follow the Little Wandle Fluency programme supporting the teaching of the Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency books. They include an inclusive mix of fiction and non-fiction. The 40 books progress from Fluency 1 to Fluency 10. Fluency 1 books are designed for a reading speed of 60wpm (the expected level at the end of the Little Wandle programme) and Fluency 10 for a reading speed of 120wpm (beyond the expected level for Year 3).
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Example Fluency Program Planning | [pdf 651KB] |
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Book Bands
A guide to the Big Cat Collins book band scheme can be found below.
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CBC book bands guide | [pdf 318KB] |
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