At Abbey MAT, reading should be a normal, valued and visible part of school life.
Our aim is to create a diverse, inspiring and nurturing reading culture where all pupils develop confidence and a lifelong love of reading. Through rich and inclusive texts, pupils build knowledge, broaden their perspectives and develop curiosity, enabling them to access the wider curriculum and flourish beyond school.
Quality-first teaching with ensure ensuring all reading needs are met.
A strong and systematic phonics provision.
Targeted, impactful interventions to ensure all pupils keep up.
Faster Read.
Guided reading: Teacher-led reading where reading strategies are explicitly modelled supporting fluency and comprehension.
Celebrated whole-school events, including World Book Day, National Storytelling Week and other reading-focused events.
Poetry slams.
External speakers.
Library visits and reading clubs.
Pupil agency in selecting texts and choosing what to read.
Spotlight reading events.
Faster Read.
Reading like an expert.
Reading like an expert: Pupils are regularly exposed to high-quality, subject-specific texts that develops and reinforces reading as a pathway to knowledge. A key focus upon subject specific vocabulary harnesses the mutually supportive relationship between oracy and literacy.
Guided reading: Teacher-led reading where a range of reading strategies are explicitly modelled to support fluency and comprehension.
