Reading - Implementation KS2 Guided Reading

The children in KS2 follow a four day structure for guided reading.

The aim of this method is to expand pupils' vocabulary and deepen their understanding of the texts they are reading. We do this through explicit teaching of vocabulary before reading the text and rereading sections looking closely at the elements which require further understanding, keeping in mind that children must learn to retrieve information, interpret meaning and comment on the author's choice of vocabulary or style. Questions check pupils' understanding of previous extracts as well as the current text in order to enhance their memory.

Pre-teaching of vocabulary

Explore - pupils spend time decoding the words, finding definitionsin dictionaries,writing sentences using the new words.

Teach - teachers clarify the meaning of words which will be encountered in the text using images, drama, actions and sentences of varying contexts. We explore links between words children alreadyknow and try to include the new vocabularywith prefixes, suffixes, synonyms and antonyms.

Practice - teachers use various methods to revise the words previously learned: matching words definitions,providingdefinitions,images, missing letters, sentences from books with the word missing