Early Reading Expectations of Progress
Our goal is for children to:
- Work out unfamiliar words quickly – including new vocabulary and names
- Read familiar words speedily – that is, words they have been taught
- Read texts - including the words they have been taught - fluently
All children should achieve these expectations as a minimum, if they have followed the programme from Reception. Children who join our school later are screened on entry, so that any gaps in their phonic knowledge can be closed.
| YR children can: | Y1 children can: | Y2 children can: | |
| End of Autumn 1 | Read single-letter Set 1 sounds | Read Purple Storybooks; read some Set 2 sounds | Read Blue Storybooks |
| End of Autumn term | Read all Set 1 sounds; blend sounds into words orally | Read Pink Storybooks; read all Set 2 sounds | Read Blue Storybooks with increasing fluency and comprehension |
| End of Spring 1 | Blend sounds to read words; read short Ditty stories | Read Orange Storybooks; read some Set 3 sounds | Read Grey Storybooks |
| End of Spring term | Read Red Storybooks | Read Yellow Storybooks | Read Grey Storybooks with fluency and comprehension |
| End of Summer 1 | Read Green Storybooks; read some Set 2 sounds | Read Yellow Storybooks; read all of Set 3 sounds |
Access RWI Comprehension and Spelling programmes Accelerated Reader Programme |
| End of Summer term | Read Green or Purple Storybooks | Read Blue Storybooks |
Access RWI Comprehension and Spelling programmes Accelerated Reader Programme |