Reading

At John Mayne, it is our hope for every child to develop a love of reading, so children are encouraged to read for pleasure at home and school. Teachers read a variety of high-quality texts to the children on a regular basis.

Guided reading is a regular part of our timetable where teachers work closely with a group to read and discuss a range of texts.  The texts are carefully selected to include fiction, classics, poetry and non-fiction.  During these sessions children are taught techniques to scan and retrieve information directly from the text and discussions are led to support inference and deduction skills of author’s meaning.  

One to one reading occurs in Reception and vulnerable readers are identified in each class to ensure reading progression and a love of reading. During the reading sessions, there is an emphasis on vocabulary, the retrieval of facts and inference. Teachers read a variety of high-quality texts to the children on a regular basis. We currently use a range of different reading schemes to meet the interests and individual need of each and every child.