Reading
At the Pegasus Academy Trust we provide a reading rich environment where children have access to a range of quality texts and reading experiences.
Development of Reading Skills
Pupils begin the learning journey in EYFS by being taught the skills of decoding and using picture cues. During this stage, the opportunities for early comprehension are maximised. Pupils are able to retell stories using role play and whole class shared reading to support their understanding.
As pupils move into Key Stage One, the teaching of reading strategies is taught alongside a systematic approach to phonics. There is focus on fluency and the reading of high frequency and common exception words. Comprehension skills are explicitly taught through a variety of texts that include fiction, non-fiction and poetry.
During Key Stage Two, children’s comprehension skills are further developed through the teaching of new vocabulary in context. Pupils are taught the skills of retrieval, use of prior knowledge and inference through whole class reading sessions that use a wide variety of challenging and interesting texts.
Focused Reading Activities
Children have daily access to focused reading activities which may include:
- guided reading with the class teacher in EYFS and Key Stage One;
- individual reading with a teacher or teaching assistant;
- listening to a text being read aloud;
- sharing ideas about a text that has been read;
- answering questions about a range of texts;
- Whole class reading skills sessions in Key Stage Two
- A weekly ‘We Love Reading’ session where children can read texts of their choice for pleasure.
Home Reading
Good reading and writing go hand in hand. Children are provided with opportunities to read in school and at home. They have access to a range of texts within their classroom for home reading. Home reading is further supported through the use of home reading journals which parents and carers are encouraged to comment in.
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Curriculum Home
Details of all the National Curriculum subjects taught at Pegasus schools and curriculum Long Term Plans for each year group.
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Writing & handwriting
Our aim is to ensure that all children reach a high standard of literacy by equipping pupils with a strong command of the written word.
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Spelling & Grammar
How we work with pupils from early years education through to Key Stages 1 and 2.
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Mathematics
We follow the National Curriculum and The Early Years’ Foundation Stage Curriculum for mathematics and teach maths daily.
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Religious Education
We develop positive attitudes and values such as self-esteem, a respect for others and their beliefs and an appreciation of the natural world.
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Thematic Curriculum
History, geography, art and design technology (DT) are combined into themed work which is more meaningful to the children.
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PE and swimming
Physical Education forms an essential part of the curriculum at The Pegasus Academy Trust.
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MFL (Modern Foreign Languages
At Pegasus we have chosen to teach French (at KS2) as well as some Spanish (at KS1) as our Modern Foreign Languages