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Reading at Riverside

Intent:

Reading provides us with so much more than words on a page. It opens us up to a whole world of wonder, amazement and opportunities.  At Riverside School we believe in sharing a love for reading with every pupil in a way which is both meaningful and personalised.  This may include sharing stories through puppetry; storytelling; sensory stories; multi-sensory approaches; massage stories; sharing a story; or just simply reading or listening to a book as a class.  Every pupil at Riverside School is supported to be able to access reading in their own individual way through our blue, orange and yellow pathways, ensuring we provide a reading that is personalised to each pupil.

Implementation:

At Riverside School we have committed to ensuring we give our pupils the most appropriate and meaningful phonetical and Literacy education possible.  We use a variety of reading approaches to meet the diverse needs of all pupils following our pathways to reading, which includes a pre-phonics approach, where we use the engagement areas as a support and a Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) approach using the Little Wandle Scheme. At Riverside School every pupil has a personalised curriculum and we believe their reading journey should be no different and adaptation should be made in a personalised manner to achieve this.

Impact:

Through our personalised approach to 'Reading at Riverside', our aim is for all pupils to share a love of reading. This might be through learning to read using the Systematic Synthetic Phonics or to be immersed in stories which further develops their language. Depending on which reading pathway pupils take will guide what ‘Reading at Riverside’ looks like for them. We have high aspirations for all of our pupils. For those on the blue pathway we are working towards developing their understanding of the cause and effect of sound and building strong foundations of their attention and listening skills. Pupils on the orange and yellow pathways are working towards becoming fluent and confident readers, who can access a range of texts for pleasure and enjoyment. Our aim is for these skills to be transferred beyond the classroom whether this is around Riverside School within the Riverside Lounge creating menus, serving customers or ordering food. Moreover, we aspire for pupils to continue to apply their learning beyond Riverside School, providing opportunities and skills for life, at home and in the community.

Click the links for further information on our Blue, Orange and Yellow Pathways