Books
The new reading scheme we are going to be using at Oasis Academy Marksbury Road is called Rhino Readers. These books are phonetically decodable and follow the pattern of sounds and tricky words children have learnt in phonics. This ensures that children are only being given books with sounds and tricky words they have already learnt. Children will be given a physical book once a week to take home, by keeping the book for a whole week this will allow children to secure the sounds taught in school whilst also building on fluency and comprehension. These books will be called the ‘Learn to Read Books’. Below, you can find some suggestions on how to use these books over a week at home.
Step 1: Look at the first page to practise sounds and Tricky Words.
Step 2: Read the story.
Step 3: Can you find focus sounds in the story outlined on the first page?
Step 4: Re-tell the story in your own words.
Step 5: Re-read the story to build fluency.
Step 6: Tell your adult what you like and dislike about the story. Step 6: Rhino challenge on the last page.
E-Library
If you would like to access another book in the week, children have access to the Rhino Reader eBook library on their iPads or any electronic device. There is a range of fiction and nonfiction texts. Children’s logins can be found on their iPad.
In Reception we expect children to read with their grown-ups every day at home, even if only for 5 minutes. Please remember to write a brief note in their Reading Record each time you read with them. Children will only need to bring in their reading book and record in on their designated reading day.
Patents/Carers are invited to a Reception learning and reading information evening on Monday 17th October at 5:30pm in the academy hall. During this information evening, we will be outlining and explaining how reading looks in Reception and how best to support your child at home with this. We will be discussing reading schemes and strategies that we use in school to support early reading and phonics.
Please note, this event will be targeted towards parents/carers and will be full of information lasting around 45 minutes. Therefore, we do encourage young children to stay at home, however, fully understand this this cannot always be possible.