Support for struggling readers
The art of reading does not come naturally, and not all pupils have mastered it before arriving at Eden School. We take a deliberate and intentional approach to reading development. Pupils who are below chronological age in their reading have access to bespoke reading interventions delivered by learning support assistants.
Interventions cover:
- Reading fluency
- Reading comprehension
- Decoding
- Inference / deduction
- Phonics
| Strategies to improve reading at Eden | ||||
| Support staff | Reading throughout the curriculum | Targeted intervention | Celebrating reading | Assessment |
| Equipping all staff with the skills and knowledge they need to teach pupils to become accomplished readers. | Providing opportunities for pupils to read during curriculum time to create lifelong readers. | Providing specific support for pupils who struggled to read through highly structured interventions, linked to their reading data. | Incentives and rewards which engage pupils and raise the profile of reading. | Ensuring reading ability and areas of difficulty are identified through high quality assessment. |
