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Reading and Phonics

Phonics is the system of learning to read by using sounds, and at Murrayfield, the Read Write Inc. programme is used to teach phonics.

From nursery, pupils are introduced to the first 30 sounds and taught to blend these sounds into words. In Reception, pupils are taught to blend sounds into words and they read from books at their standard daily. This continues throughout KS1 and KS2 with daily phonic lessons and daily guided reading with comprehension to test pupils’ understanding. Each class has a book area with attractive books that appeal to all pupils within that class and are available to take home.

Reading good quality literature to pupils provides ideas for Extended Writing lessons. Each class a book area with attractive books that appeal to all pupils within that class and are available to take home. We strongly encourage parents/carers to help foster a love of reading in their children. That is why we provide resources to achieve this aim.

Why reading is important

Reading helps you achieve your goals
Reading will help you with different jobs and careers
Reading will help increase your knowledge
Reading will help you understand morals and how to behave
Reading can inspire you
Reading can make you laugh and make you happy
Reading will help you improve your vocabulary
Reading is fun!

Year	Autumn 1	Autumn 2	Spring 1	Spring 2	Summer 1	Summer 2
1	Peace at Last Can't You Sleep Little Bear? Six Dinner Sid Tiddler The Rainbow Fish Handa's Surprise	Room on the Broom I Love My Hair Owl Babies Winnie and Wilbur Burglar Bill The Nutcracker	We're All Wonders Lost and Found The Slightly Annoying Elephant Where the Wild Things Are On the Way Home A Little Bit Brave	The Wind in the Willows The Lorax Poetry Now We are 6 AA Milne The Owl and the Pussy Cat Teddy Bears’ Picnic Ruby's Worry	The Princess and the Pea Horton Hears a Who Black Beauty And Tango Makes 3	Peter Rabbit Fantastic Mr Fox
2	Hansel and Gretel Wizard of Oz The Proudest Blue	The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark Sulwe	The Day the Crayons Quit The Climbers Usborne Hercules	Cliffhanger - Jacqueline Wilson Aesop's Fables - The Hare and the Tortoise	Around the World in 80 Days Diary of a Killer Cat	The Iron Man - Ted Hughes
3	The Fastest Boy in the World	The Twits Fables	Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties - Hamza Arshad and Henry Wright	Toro Toro - Michael Morpurgo	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl	Ramaysa: a Fairy Tale Theseus and the Minotaur
4	Emil and The Detective The Tempest	The Boy in the Back of the Class	Matilda - Roald Dahl	Malamander - Thomas Taylor	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	The Girl Who Stole an Elephant
5	Cirque du Freak - Darren Shan	Holes	Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian	Wonder	Rooftoppers	Homer's Iliad and Odyssey Macbeth - Tony Ross version
6	Kensuke's Kingdom Journey to Jo'burg	The Enemy	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe - C S Lewis	Beowulf Romeo and Juliet	A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness	Nevermoor The Girl of Ink and Stars