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Here are some recommendations if you are looking for new books! 

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Here are some recommendations if you are looking for new books! 

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Book reviews are a great way to find something different to read. At Read for Good we are passionate about encouraging children to read.

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We’re very proud of our reading at home stickers!

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We’re very proud of our reading at home stickers!

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Andy Seed, a children’s author, came to talk to us about his books as part of non-fiction November.

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Andy Seed, a children’s author, came to talk to us about his books as part of non-fiction November.

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We enjoyed reading some non-fiction books and sharing the facts that we learnt.

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We enjoyed reading some non-fiction books and sharing the facts that we learnt.

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Reading Learn Alongside Your Child Session October 23

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Thank you to all of the parents who came along today. We hope you found it useful!

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Supporting your child with reading at home

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Supporting your child with reading at home

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This document will provide you with lots of useful information about how best to support your child with reading at home. Please ask your child's class teacher if you have any questions or want some additional support.

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We LOVED watching Michael Rosen!

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A spot of lunchtime entertainment

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Michael Rosen signed a copy of ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’

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Bringing books in from home to share with the class 

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Bringing books in from home to share with the class 

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Thank you to everyone who bought books at the reading evening. These are the free books we got for the school library!

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Thank you to everyone who bought books at the reading evening. These are the free books we got for the school library!

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Nightingale Class enjoying their book corner 

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Nightingale Class enjoying their book corner 

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Thank you SO much to everyone who came to find out about how we teach reading at St White’s

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Peregrine using a traverse to sell their favourite book

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Peregrine using a traverse to sell their favourite book

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Mr Moorby read “The Book with No Pictures”

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Mr Moorby read “The Book with No Pictures”

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Mrs Simpson read a book her family are enjoying

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Mrs Simpson read a book her family are enjoying

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Mr Greening, our minibus driver, bought a favourite book in

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Mr Greening, our minibus driver, bought a favourite book in

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Mrs Fernandes read her book in the library

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Mrs Fernandes read her book in the library

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Miss Cartwright chose her favourite book

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Miss Cartwright chose her favourite book

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The book no one wants to read!

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Here is Nightingale Class with their favourite books.

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Thank you SO much to everyone who came to our reading with children get together!

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Thank you SO much to everyone who came to our reading with children get together!

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We hope you found all of the information useful. We look forward to welcoming our reading volunteers into school :)

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Join us to find out more about how children read at St White's!

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Join us to find out more about how children read at St White's!

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Watch this video to hear how we listen to children read at St White's

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Watch this video to hear how we listen to children read at St White's

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This video demonstrates how we listen to children read in EYFS and KS1. This is a year 1 child.

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Please support your child in their reading over the Spring term. If they read a book on the list, please record it in their reading record so they can enter the class competition. All reading lists are on the class pages and attached below.
Well done to Skylark and Sparrow who had extra playtime for the Autumn competition.

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Use this to know which book band your child should be on for their age.

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Half term reading challenge- reading in silly places!

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Children from Swift and Kingfisher Class enjoying story time together

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Children from Swift and Kingfisher Class enjoying story time together

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LKS2 in the story shack at Cheltenham Literature Festival 

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LKS2 in the story shack at Cheltenham Literature Festival 

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Sparrow Class and Peregrine enjoy their story time together!

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Sparrow Class and Peregrine enjoy their story time together!

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Children from Sparrow Class proudly showing off their reading reward stickers

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Children from Sparrow Class proudly showing off their reading reward stickers

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KS1 saw the Gruffalo at Cheltenham Literature Festival!

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KS1 saw the Gruffalo at Cheltenham Literature Festival!

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KS1 were lucky enough to listen to a talk by the author Tom Percival. We loved listening to him tell his story called 'Ravi's Roar'.

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ELS Learn Alongside Your Child Session in Nightingale Class

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ELS Learn Alongside Your Child Session in Nightingale Class

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We loved showing our parents how we learn phonics at school!

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Nightingale Class and Woodpecker Class enjoy reading together on a Wednesday afternoon.

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Nightingale Class and Woodpecker Class enjoy reading together on a Wednesday afternoon.

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Cheltenham Literature Festival- KS1 Story Shack

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Cheltenham Literature Festival- KS1 Story Shack

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When we got to Cheltenham KS1 went into the story shack and had a wonderful time being transported back in time to Ancient Greece!

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Look at all the books that have been added to the library recently. Which one will you choose?

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Look at all the books that have been added to the library recently. Which one will you choose?

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Wren Class love reading on a Monday afternoon with Jay Class!

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Wren Class love reading on a Monday afternoon with Jay Class!

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In reception and KS1, pupils are rewarded for all the hard work they put in to reading at home. Pupils get a bronze sticker for reading at home 3 times a week, silver for 4 times and gold for 5 times. We have bronze readers for reading 3 times. Thank you for your support with reading at home! This is Robin class with their reading stickers.

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Click on this document to find out about the books your child takes home to read.

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How can I help my child with reading at home?

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How can I help my child with reading at home?

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After children learn to read some sounds separately, they can start blending them together to form simple words. Take a look at this video for ideas on how you can practise word blending with your child.

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Phonics: How to blend sounds to read words | Oxford Owl

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Support with pronouncing the sounds correctly 

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Support with pronouncing the sounds correctly 

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Children learn to read letters or groups of letters by saying the sounds they represent. Pronounce the sounds as you would say them within a word. Make sure you don’t add ‘uh’ onto the end, so for ‘m’ say ‘mm’ not ‘muh’ and for ‘l’ say ‘ull’ not ‘luh’. This video gives you all 44 sounds in English.

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Phonics: How to pronounce pure sounds | Oxford Owl

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These are the sounds that we teach in year 1 at St White's. You may want to use this document to help your child to revise the sounds.

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These are the sounds that we teach in reception at St White's. You may want to use this document to help your child to revise the sounds.

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These are the sounds that we teach at the start of reception at St White's. You may want to use this document to help your child to revise the sounds.

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Please visit this website to find out lots of information about the phonics scheme we use at St White's. If you have any questions, please ask your child's class teacher.

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Welcome to Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS).

ELS is a synthetic phonics programme which some schools use to help children learn to read in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Primary 1 to 3). If you've heard the term ELS used by teachers at your child's school, the chances are they are using ELS to help your little one as they learn to read.

Here you can find more information on what ELS is and how you can support your child at home.

What is Synthetic Phonics?

Synthetic phonics is a way of teaching children to read. It teaches children how sounds are represented by written letters. Children are taught to read words by blending these sounds together to make words.

For example, they will be taught that the letters 'm-a-t' blend together to make 'mat'. A synthetic phonics programme, such as ELS, is a structure for teaching these sounds in a certain order to build up children's learning gradually. It is used daily during Reception and Year 1 to teach all the sounds in the English language.

How is ELS taught in schools?

With ELS, there is a daily phonics lesson where the teacher teaches a new sound, or reviews sounds learned earlier in the week. This is shown to the class on the whiteboard.

Children learn the letters that represent the sounds. They are then asked to read words and sentences with the new sounds in. Children will also practise writing the letters that represent the sounds.

What order are the sounds taught in?

New sounds are taught each day, with some review days and weeks to help children practise what they've learned. Click below to reveal the sounds your child will learn in ELS.

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Essential Letters and Sounds - Oxford Owl

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Welcome to Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS). ELS is a synthetic phonics programme which some schools use to help children learn to read in Reception and Key Stage 1 (Primary 1 to 3). If you've heard the term ELS used by teachers at your child's school, the chances are they are using ELS to help your little one as they learn to read.