
Reading & Phonics
Ofsted June 2024:
Pupils benefit from a strong reading curriculum. Reading outcomes have matched or exceeded national expectations in recent years. Key reading skills are prioritised across the curriculum. The school promotes the importance of reading for future academic success effectively. Well-trained staff teach phonics to younger pupils. Pupils read books that are well matched to their abilities. They have additional opportunities to share quality books with parents and others.
At Benfieldside Primary school, Read Write Inc is used for phonics.
Accelerated Reader is used by Year 3, Year 4 and Year 5. Year 6 use Project X Comprehension Express.
We use Rocketeers collaboratively to develop comprehension. We have refreshed our libraries in KS1 and KS2 and all scheme books have been banded consistently across school.
Teachers also use cracking comprehension across schools to model and develop the necessary comprehension skills.