Reading
We aim to help Year 6 pupils to continue to develop into confident, thoughtful and enthusiastic readers.
Our approach
Following Ready Steady Read from Literacy Counts, children build their fluency, vocabulary and comprehension while learning to discuss, explore and respond to the high-quality texts we use.
How we learn
Read and understand 📖Children read a wide range of high-quality texts and develop their understanding through careful reading and discussion. |
Explore vocabulary 🔎We investigate unfamiliar words and phrases, using context to understand meaning and develop a rich vocabulary. |
Retrieve and infer 🕵️Children learn to locate information accurately and use clues from the text to read between the lines. |
Discuss and justify💬Children share their ideas, listen to different viewpoints and use evidence from the text to explain and justify their responses. |
Reading texts
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Key skills
- retrieve and record information accurately
- make inferences and justify them using evidence
- summarise the main ideas within a text
- predict using evidence from what they have read
- explore the meaning of vocabulary in context
- consider how authors use language for effect
- identify themes and conventions
- compare ideas and texts
- distinguish between fact and opinion
- discuss and evaluate what they read
In Year 6, it is important we continue to develop fluency through regular reading aloud, teacher modelling and repeated reading.
Reading for pleasure
Alongside Ready Steady Read, we provide regular opportunities for children to read simply for enjoyment. Children are encouraged to discover authors, genres and subjects that interest them, share recommendations and develop their own identity as a reader.
Reading at home
Regular reading at home continues to be important in Year 6. We encourage children to read frequently and experience a variety of fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
Talking about books can be just as valuable as reading them. Ask your child about what they enjoyed, new vocabulary they discovered, their opinions of characters and events, and whether they would recommend the book to somebody else.