St John's Church of England School

Whichever way we teach reading, we want the same end product…the children to become fluent and confident, to become lifelong readers and above all to enjoy reading. Guided reading is just one of the approaches we adopt at St. John’s C of E.

What is Guided Reading?

The teacher works with a small group of children who are at the same developmental stage of reading. Together they share an unknown text that provides the right balance of support and challenge. The goal for guided reading is for children to learn how to read to themselves accurately and with enjoyment, putting into practise appropriate reading strategies while thinking about the meaning of the text. The teaches uses questioning and other strategies to develop each child’s comprehension skills.

Why Guided Reading?

Guided reading is believed to be the most effective and efficient way of teaching reading to children. It enables children to develop a wide range of word-level and comprehension strategies so that they can become independent able readers.

By reading together in a group, the teacher can meet all the children working at a similar level, rather than working 1:1, it is also a lovely way for children to learn from one another and engage in small group discussions around a given text.

Bug Club is a lovely interactive resource for our lower school children to use at school and home.

Children can enjoy reading books onscreen and completing fun quiz questions found in the eBooks that will help them to practise their reading skills. The Foundation and KS1 eBooks are also audiobooks, so children can enjoy hearing an expressive reading of the story

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