Reading
Reading provision is something that Baguley Hall is extremely proud of and the teaching of reading is at the hearrt of our school.
Phonics
The school has a thorough and detailed scheme of work for the teaching of reading. Phonological awareness is taught from the moment that the children enter our Nursery and daily phonics teaching using the RWI scheme takes place from the start of Reception and this continues through to the end of Year 2 and beyond where needed.
Shared Reading
To support the development of children's early vocabulary, in Nursery, Reception and KS1, children enjoy repeated readings of quality texts every day, for a week. Each shared session is carefully planned to suport the understanding and embedding of new vocabulary.
Key Stage 1
This overview recommends books for children in Key Stage One to hear through class storytime. This list was created using a recommended text lists and through links to other curriculum topics.
see KS1 book selection file download below.
Guided Reading
Guided reading is taught in all classes and is where reading fluency and comprehension are explicitly taught to pupils. We use the NC reading domains to develop comprehension and understanding. 
see Guided Reading file download below
Reading for Pleasure and Across the Curriculum
Reading for pleasure is a particular priority for our school and is carefully planned for by
- Giving children the independence to choose their own books within their reading range. This is managed through the Accelerated Reader programme.
- Teachers sharing their own love of reading with children during reading for pleasure time (book talk) and phase assemblies.
- Teachers reading aloud to children to model the enjoyment of reading.
- Having a wide selection of books that link to the wider curriculum that excite and inspire children.
The children enter school in the morning and enjoy reading their reading books.
During the weekly rewards assembly, a book raffle takes place organised by our Book Worms. We have invested highly in reading areas in classrooms and around school. We have 2 indoor and 2 outdoor libraries and cosy reading nooks around school where books can be enjoyed. We also have a parents lending library/book swap facility.
Through the School Readers Organisation and with parents and other ‘friends’ of our school we have volunteers in school regularly to further nurture a love of reading for our children.