Curriculum Intent Reading
At Wadsworth Fields Primary School we provide children with a challenging and engaging reading curriculum that ignites creativity, sparks curiosity and stimulates imagination. Through a carefully sequenced progression model, children are taught the behaviours that they will need to be discerning readers as they read frequently and widely using self-regulation strategies and discuss what they have read.
This curriculum is delivered through synthetic phonics, a linked approach to whole class reading, home reading, regular opportunities for independent reading and hearing quality texts read aloud. All of these are essential components as they offer the range of opportunities needed to develop fluent, enthusiastic and critical readers. Our younger children will learn to read, progressing onto reading to learn as they move through the school. Before leaving Wadsworth, we aim for all children to be proficient readers so that they are able to access education beyond primary school. We believe that reading is integral to a child’s understanding and appreciation of the world around them. Reading is a life skill which opens many doors to the future.
Our Curriculum Overview
Recommended Reads
Book of the Month
The Song Walker is a soulful story that beautifully serenades the reader with themes of freedom, identity, music and heritage. Zillah Bethell’s writing always takes readers to new horizons.
This picture book provides a beautifully illustrated introduction to Chinese New Year.
Oscar and Molly are spending their first Christmas with their paternal grandparents, Lord and Lady Cuthbert-Anderson. It is a family tradition to put on a Nativity production in the village church
Olaudah Equiano was cruelly snatched from his home in Essaka, Africa, aged only 11, in 1756. Initially taken with his older sister, Ifeoma, they soon became separated. Olaudah never heard from her again
Clementine is a mouse, born in a laboratory with her brothers and sisters, genetically altered to be super intelligent. One day, one of the researchers ‘rescues’ her and one of her brothers
September’s Books of the Month
Following on from Lifesize Animals and Lifesize Dinosaurs, Lifesize Baby Animals does exactly what it promises and over the course of its 32 oversize (30x30cm) pages shows the actual size of real-life