English
Reading
At St Benedict's we want children to develop a genuine love of reading. To do that we expose them to a range of texts throughout the year, covering a range of authors and genres. Each classroom has a well-stocked book corner and the mystery books in Year 6 are certainly encouraging the children to look past a books front cover! Every child in the school has reading record. In Key stage 1 and lower KS2 we use them as a record and home-school link and when children become free readers, they use their reading record to review books they have read - there is nothing better than a good book recommendation!
In shared reading sessions we use a mixture of novels, nonfiction and poetry but we alwys explore and develop our reading skills using VIPERS
Writing and SPAG
There are many skills needed to be a good writer and we ensure the children are able to develop and build on these skills each year. From early reading and writing right through to our KS2 children who are working on developing the authors voice and style. The children cover a range of genres each year and teachers are skilled in using a range of resources as inspiration (films, novels, real life events etc).