English - Reading

Intent

Our Reading curriculum aims to provide all children with the skills, knowledge and understanding they need in order to:

• Read easily and fluently, using phonics as the route to decoding words.  
• Read with good understanding.
• Develop a love of literature, and a habit of reading widely and often.
• Appreciate a variety of rich and diverse literature.
• Acquire a wide vocabulary.
• Develop an active imagination through reading, discussion and drama.