At Hose Church of England Primary School, we hold reading at the heart of our curriculum. We know that the ability to read opens a world of opportunity for our children – it is the much needed key to unlocking learning and accessing the world. 

To ensure that every child leaves our school a reader, we have a robust approach to teaching reading. Children in Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 are taught daily Phonics sessions through our Phonics programme Sounds-Write. Catch up work is in place to support children in school we need additional reading support. Reading lessons are taught from Year 2-6, through the use of the VIPERS Reading approach. Children access reading books and reading quizzes through our assessment and tracking programme, Accelerated Reader.

“So it is with children who learn to read fluently and well: They begin to take flight into whole new worlds as effortlessly as young birds take to the sky.” — William James