Reading
Intent Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, we are readers! Our passion for reading is at the heart of everything we do. Move aside J. K. Rowling and Anthony Horrowitz! We strive to make the next great authors, screen writers and journalists.
Frederick Douglas famously stated, ‘Once you learn to read, you will be forever freed.’ This is a statement we take to heart at St Joseph’s: we understand that the ability to read is vital in allowing our children to flourish in all areas of the curriculum thus enabling them to go forth equipped with the necessary skills required to thrive in life.
Our vocabulary rich learning environment ensures that our children are exposed to a wide range of texts and materials where reading and writing go hand-in-hand. Our aim is to develop readers for life who will have respect for other views and cultures, stand up against injustice and celebrate uniqueness and individuality.
A ‘love of reading’ is promoted through a curriculum that allows our children to experience a wide range of literary genres. At St Joseph’s, we want children to be able to find their favourite genres, choose their own reading books for pleasure and develop a life-long relationship with literature.
Implementation Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, Reading is taught on a daily basis from Year 2 to Year 6 alongside continued additional Phonics support for any children who are in need of this provision in Key Stage Two. Reading is also supported through the use of the Lexia and Reading Plus schemes.
Impact Statement – Reading
20 Books to Read
At St Joseph’s, we want our children to read for pleasure. We want them to enjoy reading, to spark their interest and imagination through books and to develop their knowledge of different authors, texts and text types.
We have put together a list of 20 books to be read by the end of each year, ranging from our nursery class through to Year 6. Each class teacher has researched books that will help to build imagination, develop passion and spark interest in their class. Our class reading passports show the different books that have been chosen for each year group, and over the year we will be encouraging children to read these and to talk about their experiences of books.
Children will have the opportunity to read these books outside of school themselves, or share them with adults at home – depending on their reading stage.
We aim to develop a passion for reading and to help ensure that all the children at St Joseph’s have a rich reading diet, which will positively affect all of their future learning.
Intent Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, we are writers! We believe in the power of words and are committed to creating writing experts! We aim to inspire the next generation of authors, journalists, bloggers and teachers.
In the words of Albus Dumbledore (J. K. Rowling), ‘Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.’ At St Joseph’s, we are dedicated to instilling our pupils with the knowledge and passion they need to be successful writers, who have developed their own style and voice. We want our children to go forth equipped for secondary school and beyond with the literacy skills necessary to thrive in life.
Our high-quality text based writing curriculum provides our children with vocabulary-rich learning and exposes them to a wealth of different authors and styles. We want to inspire every pupil at our school to use words to tell their own stories, express their uniqueness and individuality and stand up for rights and opinions of others.
A passion for writing is encouraged through exposing our children to a wide variety of genres and focusing on the audience and purpose of each text. Our book-centred approach allows our children to practise their written skills, develop their own voice and be inspired by the words of others.
Implementation Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, writing is taught on a daily basis from Year 1 to Year 6 alongside extended pieces of written work in the wider curriculum. We use ‘Same Day Interventions’ to ensure that ‘every pupil can achieve.’
Impact Statement - Writing
The impact of the teaching of writing is assessed using progressive PAM documents for children’s independent work which are in line with the National Curriculum and outlined for each year group. Children in Upper Key Stage 2 are increasingly aware of these and are able to create their own checklists to support them when self-assessing and editing their independent work.
In addition, spelling and grammar are assessed and tracked termly (with additional weekly spelling tests) which are used alongside writing moderation to help secure accurate judgements of attainment and progress.
All assessments and judgements are reviewed termly through a validation process where data, children’s books and teaching are discussed with the Senior Leadership to ensure accuracy in assessment.
Through a rigorous assessment system, we will foster independent writers who will have developed the necessary skills needed for secondary school and beyond. At St Joseph’s, we are firmly committed to creating writing masters!
Please explore our Yearly English Planners' for each class by clicking the documents below
Reading
Intent Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, we are readers! Our passion for reading is at the heart of everything we do. Move aside J. K. Rowling and Anthony Horrowitz! We strive to make the next great authors, screen writers and journalists.
Frederick Douglas famously stated, ‘Once you learn to read, you will be forever freed.’ This is a statement we take to heart at St Joseph’s: we understand that the ability to read is vital in allowing our children to flourish in all areas of the curriculum thus enabling them to go forth equipped with the necessary skills required to thrive in life.
Our vocabulary rich learning environment ensures that our children are exposed to a wide range of texts and materials where reading and writing go hand-in-hand. Our aim is to develop readers for life who will have respect for other views and cultures, stand up against injustice and celebrate uniqueness and individuality.
A ‘love of reading’ is promoted through a curriculum that allows our children to experience a wide range of literary genres. At St Joseph’s, we want children to be able to find their favourite genres, choose their own reading books for pleasure and develop a life-long relationship with literature.
Implementation Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, Reading is taught on a daily basis from Year 2 to Year 6 alongside continued additional Phonics support for any children who are in need of this provision in Key Stage Two. Reading is also supported through the use of the Lexia and Reading Plus schemes.
Impact Statement – Reading
20 Books to Read
At St Joseph’s, we want our children to read for pleasure. We want them to enjoy reading, to spark their interest and imagination through books and to develop their knowledge of different authors, texts and text types.
We have put together a list of 20 books to be read by the end of each year, ranging from our nursery class through to Year 6. Each class teacher has researched books that will help to build imagination, develop passion and spark interest in their class. Our class reading passports show the different books that have been chosen for each year group, and over the year we will be encouraging children to read these and to talk about their experiences of books.
Children will have the opportunity to read these books outside of school themselves, or share them with adults at home – depending on their reading stage.
We aim to develop a passion for reading and to help ensure that all the children at St Joseph’s have a rich reading diet, which will positively affect all of their future learning.
Intent Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, we are writers! We believe in the power of words and are committed to creating writing experts! We aim to inspire the next generation of authors, journalists, bloggers and teachers.
In the words of Albus Dumbledore (J. K. Rowling), ‘Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.’ At St Joseph’s, we are dedicated to instilling our pupils with the knowledge and passion they need to be successful writers, who have developed their own style and voice. We want our children to go forth equipped for secondary school and beyond with the literacy skills necessary to thrive in life.
Our high-quality text based writing curriculum provides our children with vocabulary-rich learning and exposes them to a wealth of different authors and styles. We want to inspire every pupil at our school to use words to tell their own stories, express their uniqueness and individuality and stand up for rights and opinions of others.
A passion for writing is encouraged through exposing our children to a wide variety of genres and focusing on the audience and purpose of each text. Our book-centred approach allows our children to practise their written skills, develop their own voice and be inspired by the words of others.
Implementation Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, writing is taught on a daily basis from Year 1 to Year 6 alongside extended pieces of written work in the wider curriculum. We use ‘Same Day Interventions’ to ensure that ‘every pupil can achieve.’
Impact Statement - Writing
The impact of the teaching of writing is assessed using progressive PAM documents for children’s independent work which are in line with the National Curriculum and outlined for each year group. Children in Upper Key Stage 2 are increasingly aware of these and are able to create their own checklists to support them when self-assessing and editing their independent work.
In addition, spelling and grammar are assessed and tracked termly (with additional weekly spelling tests) which are used alongside writing moderation to help secure accurate judgements of attainment and progress.
All assessments and judgements are reviewed termly through a validation process where data, children’s books and teaching are discussed with the Senior Leadership to ensure accuracy in assessment.
Through a rigorous assessment system, we will foster independent writers who will have developed the necessary skills needed for secondary school and beyond. At St Joseph’s, we are firmly committed to creating writing masters!
Please explore our Yearly English Planners' for each class by clicking the documents below
Reading
Intent Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, we are readers! Our passion for reading is at the heart of everything we do. Move aside J. K. Rowling and Anthony Horrowitz! We strive to make the next great authors, screen writers and journalists.
Frederick Douglas famously stated, ‘Once you learn to read, you will be forever freed.’ This is a statement we take to heart at St Joseph’s: we understand that the ability to read is vital in allowing our children to flourish in all areas of the curriculum thus enabling them to go forth equipped with the necessary skills required to thrive in life.
Our vocabulary rich learning environment ensures that our children are exposed to a wide range of texts and materials where reading and writing go hand-in-hand. Our aim is to develop readers for life who will have respect for other views and cultures, stand up against injustice and celebrate uniqueness and individuality.
A ‘love of reading’ is promoted through a curriculum that allows our children to experience a wide range of literary genres. At St Joseph’s, we want children to be able to find their favourite genres, choose their own reading books for pleasure and develop a life-long relationship with literature.
Implementation Statement – Reading
At St Joseph’s, Reading is taught on a daily basis from Year 2 to Year 6 alongside continued additional Phonics support for any children who are in need of this provision in Key Stage Two. Reading is also supported through the use of the Lexia and Reading Plus schemes.
Impact Statement – Reading
20 Books to Read
At St Joseph’s, we want our children to read for pleasure. We want them to enjoy reading, to spark their interest and imagination through books and to develop their knowledge of different authors, texts and text types.
We have put together a list of 20 books to be read by the end of each year, ranging from our nursery class through to Year 6. Each class teacher has researched books that will help to build imagination, develop passion and spark interest in their class. Our class reading passports show the different books that have been chosen for each year group, and over the year we will be encouraging children to read these and to talk about their experiences of books.
Children will have the opportunity to read these books outside of school themselves, or share them with adults at home – depending on their reading stage.
We aim to develop a passion for reading and to help ensure that all the children at St Joseph’s have a rich reading diet, which will positively affect all of their future learning.
Intent Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, we are writers! We believe in the power of words and are committed to creating writing experts! We aim to inspire the next generation of authors, journalists, bloggers and teachers.
In the words of Albus Dumbledore (J. K. Rowling), ‘Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic.’ At St Joseph’s, we are dedicated to instilling our pupils with the knowledge and passion they need to be successful writers, who have developed their own style and voice. We want our children to go forth equipped for secondary school and beyond with the literacy skills necessary to thrive in life.
Our high-quality text based writing curriculum provides our children with vocabulary-rich learning and exposes them to a wealth of different authors and styles. We want to inspire every pupil at our school to use words to tell their own stories, express their uniqueness and individuality and stand up for rights and opinions of others.
A passion for writing is encouraged through exposing our children to a wide variety of genres and focusing on the audience and purpose of each text. Our book-centred approach allows our children to practise their written skills, develop their own voice and be inspired by the words of others.
Implementation Statement – Writing
At St Joseph’s, writing is taught on a daily basis from Year 1 to Year 6 alongside extended pieces of written work in the wider curriculum. We use ‘Same Day Interventions’ to ensure that ‘every pupil can achieve.’
Impact Statement - Writing
The impact of the teaching of writing is assessed using progressive PAM documents for children’s independent work which are in line with the National Curriculum and outlined for each year group. Children in Upper Key Stage 2 are increasingly aware of these and are able to create their own checklists to support them when self-assessing and editing their independent work.
In addition, spelling and grammar are assessed and tracked termly (with additional weekly spelling tests) which are used alongside writing moderation to help secure accurate judgements of attainment and progress.
All assessments and judgements are reviewed termly through a validation process where data, children’s books and teaching are discussed with the Senior Leadership to ensure accuracy in assessment.
Through a rigorous assessment system, we will foster independent writers who will have developed the necessary skills needed for secondary school and beyond. At St Joseph’s, we are firmly committed to creating writing masters!
Please explore our Yearly English Planners' for each class by clicking the documents below