We love reading at ASJ! Our Year 6 class, for example, is buzzing with excitement about reading! The children have been diving into a fantastic selection of books, many of which can also be found in our class reading corner. These are the same titles we explore during whole-class reading sessions, and it’s been wonderful to see how much everyone enjoys them.
One of the things we love most is talking about the books we’ve read. After finishing a book, we score it out of ten and use these ratings to recommend books to one another. This has been a great way to share our favourites and discover new ones. We also consider whether the book is best suited for all, most, or just some of the class, helping everyone find the perfect read.
Below are three of the most popular books in Year 6.
For those readers higher up school, why not give them a go at home, or add them to your Christmas list? We think you’ll love them as much as we do!
For the rest of you, what books are you enjoying? Why not make some recommendations to friends too?
Please look to the bottom of this page for age-specific recommendations.
Reading
At Adel St John (ASJ), we are passionate about reading- it is the cornerstone of the education children receive at our school. Adel St John the Baptist’s intent for planning its English curriculum is consistency and depth of skills. We follow the requirements of the National Curriculum for England, 2014 and use books as a foundation for developing a love of literature. We wholeheartedly agree with the following statement:
‘A high-quality education in English will teach pupils to speak and write fluently so that they can communicate their ideas and emotions to others and through their reading and listening, others can communicate with them. Through reading in particular, pupils have a chance to develop culturally, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually.’ The National Curriculum for England.
Why we Teach Reading
"If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books.” Roald Dahl.
The ability to read and write well is a vital skill for all children to give them a strong foundation for an enjoyable and successful school and life experience. Whilst phonics is the beginning point for this reading journey, we use whole class guided reading and cross-curricular reading to develop and hone these skills across the curriculum to support our children to become fluent, perceptive readers with a stamina for and inherent love of literature.
In reading, we aim to give children opportunities to:
- Learn to read;
- Read for pleasure (independent and whole class);
- Read for information; and
- Read to write.
USEFUL DOCUMENTS
Including details of how we assess, plan, teach reading and ensure maximum progression.
Reading Progression and Assessment Document
Reading Framework- an ASJ summary
N.B. The long-term plan is under review and more books will be added to the whole-class reading sessions for several Key Stage 2 classes.
Below is the list of recommended books for different classes to be read at home and at school.
RECEPTION
YEAR ONE
YEAR TWO
YEAR THREE
YEAR FOUR
YEAR FIVE
YEAR SIX