September - October 2025
Reading Recovery
Reading Recovery is a short-term literacy intervention on a 1:1 basis, carried out over 12 weeks.
The aim of Reading Recovery is to accelerate reading and writing ability in children between the ages of 5 years, 9 months and 6 years, 6 months.
A typical Reading Recovery lesson is comprised of: familiar Reading, a running record of the new book introduced from the previous day, a letter sort, some word work, writing a sentence of personal news and rearranging the sentence when cut up and an introduction to a new book at the end of the lesson.
The aim of Reading Recovery is to accelerate reading and writing ability in children between the ages of 5 years, 9 months and 6 years, 6 months.
A typical Reading Recovery lesson is comprised of: familiar Reading, a running record of the new book introduced from the previous day, a letter sort, some word work, writing a sentence of personal news and rearranging the sentence when cut up and an introduction to a new book at the end of the lesson.
Literacy Groups 1 & 2, Third Class
The children from third class have been busy with word work this term. Each week we focus on a different word family, i.e. ai words (rain, paint, etc.), oa words (boat, soap....), ie words (pie, lie...) and so on. We adopt a multi-sensory approach to learning, making the words using magnetic letters, writing the words in rainbow colours on a rainbow template, writing the words outside using chunky chalk and writing silly sentences containing the words.
Some of the children are writing a sentence of their personal news and rearranging a cut-up sentence of their news. They are also reading Fantastic Mr Fox and they are really enjoying learning about Mr Fox's antics!
We use the Super 6 Comprehension Skills during reading (Predicting, Monitoring, Visualising, Questioning, Summarising and Making Connections) and this helps with reading fluency and deepening understanding.
Some of the children are writing a sentence of their personal news and rearranging a cut-up sentence of their news. They are also reading Fantastic Mr Fox and they are really enjoying learning about Mr Fox's antics!
We use the Super 6 Comprehension Skills during reading (Predicting, Monitoring, Visualising, Questioning, Summarising and Making Connections) and this helps with reading fluency and deepening understanding.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing sessions comprise of: cooperative games, practising gratitude, focusing on character strengths, positive affirmations and emotional regulation strategies such as breathwork.
In-class support 3rd (Literacy/Numeracy)
Literacy:
We have been focusing on the Super Six Comprehension Skills for in-class support in Literacy (Predicting, Monitoring, Observing, Making Connections, Visualising and Summarising). The children have engaged in literal questions (answers found in text), inferential questions (deeper thinking) and vocabulary work such as choosing a word similar in meaning to the underlined word, cloze procedures, etc.
Numeracy:
This term, we have covered the following topics in maths during in-class support: place value, subtraction (with and without renaming), 2D Shapes and Data.
We have been focusing on the Super Six Comprehension Skills for in-class support in Literacy (Predicting, Monitoring, Observing, Making Connections, Visualising and Summarising). The children have engaged in literal questions (answers found in text), inferential questions (deeper thinking) and vocabulary work such as choosing a word similar in meaning to the underlined word, cloze procedures, etc.
Numeracy:
This term, we have covered the following topics in maths during in-class support: place value, subtraction (with and without renaming), 2D Shapes and Data.
In-class support 4th/5th (Literacy/Numeracy)
Literacy:
We have also been using the Super 6 Comprehension Strategies during Team Teaching in English in 4th and 5th Class. The children have engaged in Report Writing on Polar Bears, Marco Polo and The Ancient Egyptians and have utilised the i-pads for their research.
Numeracy:
Topics we have covered during Team Teaching in Maths this term include: Place Value, Subtraction (with and without renaming), 2D Shapes and Lines and Angles.
We have also been using the Super 6 Comprehension Strategies during Team Teaching in English in 4th and 5th Class. The children have engaged in Report Writing on Polar Bears, Marco Polo and The Ancient Egyptians and have utilised the i-pads for their research.
Numeracy:
Topics we have covered during Team Teaching in Maths this term include: Place Value, Subtraction (with and without renaming), 2D Shapes and Lines and Angles.