Our Guided Reading Structure
Children receive daily 30-minute guided reading sessions using carefully selected extracts from novels or texts linked to other curriculum areas. Each extract is explored over a three-day cycle that builds children's reading skills progressively.
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Day 1: Introduction |
Day 2: Consolidation |
Day 3: Deepen Understanding |
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Focus |
Reading for fluency, understanding and vocabulary
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Vocabulary revision and retrieval
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Inference and comprehension
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What happens in the lesson |
• Teacher reads the extract aloud while children follow in their own copies
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• Revision of tier 2 vocabulary introduced on Day 1
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• Focus on inference skills - reading between the lines
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This three-day cycle ensures that children:
- Build fluency and confidence with challenging texts through repeated exposure
- Develop a rich vocabulary that extends their language skills
- Master both literal comprehension (retrieval) and deeper understanding (inference)
- Have time to think deeply about what they're reading
- Experience success at each stage before moving to more complex skills
Alongside these sessions, children have copies of challenging class novels (see book spine) to read alongside the teacher.
Links to the wider curriculum:
The extracts we use are carefully chosen to complement and enrich learning in other subjects. For example:
- A historical novel extract when studying the Victorians in history
- A non-fiction text about rainforests during a geography topic
- A myth or legend linked to our RE or PSHE themes
This approach helps children make meaningful connections across their learning and see reading as a tool for understanding the world around them.
