Reading at Rodings

Reading is the key to everything! It allows children to access every area of the curriculum, be it maths, questions in science or completing a piece of research for a history topic. It also allows us to escape to other worlds, helps us to relax and calm our minds and bring great pleasure. That is why reading is so important!

Reading outcomes for children is still one of the areas of the curriculum that has been greatly affected by the impact of the pandemic, with many children still struggling to recover from delayed learning. 

Academically, the expectation is that at the end of Key Stage 1 children should be reading 90 words a minute. At Key Stage 2 the expectation is around 110 words per minute. 

Over the years, we have introduced various schemes and programmes to raise reading outcomes and these have worked well. However, most of all, children just need to practice as much as possible. We have built various reading opportunities through the curriculum, but enjoying a book at home is vital too. 

Research in the United States looked at the impact of parents reading with their children and quoted the following figures: 

Here's how many words children will have heard by the time they are 5 years old: 

• Never read to - 4,662
• 1-2 times per week - 63.570
• 3-5 times per week - 169,520
• Daily 296, 660

Just 10 minutes a day can make a huge difference. 

Reading Crew

We have an amazing and dedicated group of volunteers who regularly visit school to support the number of opportunities children have to read to an adult. Thank you so much for all your time, kindness and patience you show the children.

However, we can never have too many Reading Crew members! If you have any spare time, we are looking for volunteers to join our Reading Crew to support children to reach their expected outcomes. If you are interested, please contact office@rodingsprimary.co.uk

Let's make 2024 a brilliant year for reading!

Have a Lovely weekend! 

Mr Raraty