‘At Clifton, we believe that all children should be able to read a wide range of text types as a vehicle to life-long learning. We therefore teach the skills of reading from the youngest age and promote a love of reading for a multitude of purposes.’
We aim for all children to be reading fluently by the age of six using the systematic, synthetic phonics approach. At Clifton, we use the Read Write Ink Scheme to achieve this. This is enhanced further through our Reading Mastery approach, where we aim to develop a deeper understanding of rich and high quality texts and share a true love of reading.
As the children’s proficiency in reading develops, our emphasis changes from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ We encourage all our children from the very start to read with parents and carers daily to support them to develop this essential life skill.
“I love reading because I can pretend I am in the story.” Frankie – FS2
“I love listening to stories.” Maja – Y6
“I like learning phonics because it helps me to read fun stories.” Jack – Y2
