Reading

• What about those children who aren’t blending yet?
• Can I change my pupil’s book level?
• How do I organise reading in Reception?
• When do I start?
• A child has scored high on the heatmaps. Why is their suggested book level so low?
• Where do I find the GPC flashcards to match each reading book?
• What books have word cards?
• Which books to read and when?
• We have some children who are still only able to recognise three or four graphemes and are unable to blend.
• Is there an order to read the books that are in the same set?
• Do I have the correct Big Cat books?
• Is your programme recommended for children with dyslexia?
• How do I manage different reading speeds in the reading practice groups? Do you have any advice?
• What is in Little Wandle Fluency?
• Do you have a book list for Little Wandle?
• I need help with eBooks
• What should children read after Phase 5?
• Do we teach reading as well as the phonics session?
• My children have read all the wordless books but they still cannot blend, what books can we give them now?
• Do you provide books for children with visual impairment?
• The tricky words I’m testing the children on in the Autumn 2 assessment slides (go, she, of, the, has) are not the tricky words covered in the reading practice sessions.
• What do I do with children who are way ahead or behind in reading sessions?
• Is reading taught as a whole class? If not, how do you imagine it will work in groups?
• Where are the reading practice session videos?
• How do reading practice sessions work?
• At what point should we stop using decodable books?
• How fast should my pupils be reading?
• When do you recommend that reading sessions should start in Reception?
• Is there an index to search for where all word cards are found?
• What reading books do the children take home?
• What do we do after the children can read?
• If each group of six children needs to read the matched phonics book three times a week, does that mean that every child will need the same book?
• Is reading in books taught separately?
• Where else can I find support for my reading practice sessions in Reception? 
• Do you have any advice for timetabling my reading practice sessions?
• What is the three reads model?
• Why are three reading practice sessions a week important?
• Is it important to hear children read one-to-one?
• I’m not sure I understand how the book levels are worked out, do you have any advice?
• How do I know if my Year 2 children are ready for the Little Wandle Fluency programme?