Reading in EYFS
Learning to read- Phonics
In F1, children are first taught pre-phonics skills to ensure they have secure foundations to be ready to learn to read. Once children are ready, they then begin to learn to recognise single letter sounds following the Read Write Inc scheme.
In F2, children begin learning to recognise the set 1 single letter sounds following the Read Write Inc scheme, as soon as they start F2. They also learn how to blend these sounds together to read words and then sentences.
Please see the phonics section of our website for more information (link to phonics page on our website)
Growing a love of reading
In EYFS, we know how important it is to promote and grow a love of reading. Reading and high quality books are embedded in everything that we do. Children are exposed to a variety of books throughout each day.
In EYFS, we teach Literacy using the Drawing Club approach developed by Greg Bottrill. In Drawing Club, we have a book of the week which allows children to get to know it really well. Children are taught vocabulary from the book and listen to the story each day. We also have mapped out high quality books to teach all other areas of learning including Maths, PSED, UTW and EAD.
We also have our Favourite Five books in each year group, which we use for our voting for story time each day. The children vote for which of the Favourite Five stories they would like to be read to them that day. This means that they are exposed to the same five stories during this session over a half term, which means that they get to know them really well.
Reading at home
Read Write Inc Book Bag Books
In F2, once children have been taught to recognise the sounds in school, children will begin to bring home a Read Write Inc Book Bag Book. These are books for children to read to a parent or carer to practise applying the phonics skills they are learning in school.
Dream Reads
Dream Reads are high quality stories for parents and carers to read to their children at home to expose them to a wide range of vocabulary and to continue to grow a love of reading at home. There are 30 different high quality story books for each year group, which have been carefully chosen, for children to borrow and take home so that you can snuggle up and enjoy a bedtime story! These stories are also available as a video below.
Here are the Dream Reads for F1:
Youtube Links
All in one piece- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUpWo92yUxs
Avocado Baby- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlUQGmtjwEs
Bright Stanley- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMFdGDYHsEc
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paw2RGSdwG0
Click Clack Crocodiles Back- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xzf6k7Cyek
Each Peach Pear Plum- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N17fprE1SxU
Giraffes Can’t Dance- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1a2Smau__Dk
Hippo has a hat- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPisjHnMvc4
The runaway pea- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2OAFyhKkvg
I don’t want to go to bed- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVAiXKZHR90
I like trains- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-cZO4AOrSE
Bear hunt- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmOLOX2DU8A
Kipper’s toybox- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBUW9hHpfuc
Kitchen disco- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeg0cNyaj7w
Mini Monsters- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3IfmyxaLMA
Mog the forgetful cat- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrDWaPqTzyM
Mr Big- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZn0OpNh7o
No-Bot- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KaIGt4qxYM
Oi dog- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzCjWk2mRw
Peace at last- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMuB6IwzE4
Peepo- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEFSk7nHfkg
Red Rockets and Rainbow Jelly- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAnt_uaFeCg
Monkey and me- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxoX7MkRsC0
Thank you for the little things- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8UbAIDOlY
The wobblysaurus- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO3JVmZE5QY
Walking through the Jungle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plvY0quSyJg
We’re going on a bear hunt- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCZunYvHMDY
Where’s my teddy?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP7CKlk2iKc
Who’s in the loo?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yb9mzsfAHE
You choose- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUca8bkXwjI
Here are the Dream Reads for F2:
Youtube Links:
Alan’s Big Scary Teeth- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5eFWw3I_hY
All join in- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cA5AMImguFU
Burglar Bill- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkQC7GvSltM
Can’t you sleep little bear?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMYJCtIn1mQ
Catch that chicken- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3u6d4fGCJJ0
Dogger- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkbwYsvZ4d8
Farmer Duck- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCG3UWdoAks
Five minutes peace- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UEHQvJvfbQ
Hoot owl- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jjvXLLBwsI
Hug- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeBQw3_8Ekk
Lost and Found- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRAAQ8EWzig
Monkey puzzle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7JiKdKA7hY
Mr Gumpy’s Outing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b88k5_4Pktk
Mrs Armitage on wheels- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL_JIl9V16s
Not Now Bernard- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pamHW8nwk3Y
On the way home – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqVMQtIRc6E
Pants- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5LvSqKB4Jc
Puffin Peter- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhrNl3Jn3CI
Rumble in the Jungle- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdL7xjfETyo
Six Dinner Sid- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JauYJuJ5X7M
The Bog Baby – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zsXnk_20qQ
The Crocodile who didn’t like water- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTU1Q1dTLbM
The Lion who wanted to love- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqyFhG_q364
The Dodos did it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNE4s7xcWH0
The Night Pirates- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVP6iBAvHg&t=197s
The odd egg- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LKoji2i7Cw
The rainbow fish – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-EOvkGgM8k
We’re going to find the monster- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cng5mdBv3WM
You’re all my favourites- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeRNQWWTPMA
Yucky worms- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV3A864z9W0