Reading
- Is reading in books taught separately?
- Is reading taught as a whole class? If not, how do you imagine it will work in groups?
- Where else can I find support for my reading practice sessions in Reception?
- Do we teach reading as well as the phonics session?
- 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.
- Do you have any advice for timetabling my reading practice sessions?
- How do I organise reading in Reception?
- When do I start?
- What about those children who aren’t blending yet?
- What is the three reads model?
- 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?
- Why are three reading practice sessions a week important?
- What do I do with children who are way ahead or behind in reading sessions?
- Is it important to hear children read one-to-one?
- How do I manage different reading speeds in the reading practice groups? Do you have any advice?
- I’m not sure I understand how the book levels are worked out, do you have any advice?
- We have some children who are still only able to recognise three or four graphemes and are unable to blend.
- How do I know if my Year 2 children are ready for the Little Wandle Fluency programme?
- What do we do after the children can read?
- How fast should my pupils be reading?
- How do reading practice sessions work?
- At what point should we stop using decodable books?
- What should children read after Phase 5?
- When do you recommend that reading sessions should start in Reception?
- A child has scored high on the heatmaps. Why is their suggested book level so low?
- Do I have the correct Big Cat books?
- Where are the reading practice session videos?
- I need help with eBooks
- Can I change my pupil’s book level?
- My children have read all the wordless books but they still cannot blend, what books can we give them now?
- Is your programme recommended for children with dyslexia?
- Where do I find the GPC flashcards to match each reading book?
- Do you provide books for children with visual impairment?
- Is there an index to search for where all word cards are found?
- What books have word cards?
- What reading books do the children take home?
- Is there an order to read the books that are in the same set?
- Do you have a book list for Little Wandle?
- Which books to read and when?
- What is in Little Wandle Fluency?
Parents
Tricky Words
Phonics Screening Check
Reading for Pleasure
- Do you have any recommendations for embedding a Reading for Pleasure culture in my school?
- I’d really like to buy some new books for my reading area. Any recommendations?
- Where can I find book recommendations?
- Do you have book recommendations for Year 6?
- Can you direct me to book recommendations for EYFS?
- Where can I find poetry recommendations for all primary ages?
Assessment
- Why might different book levels be suggested for children with seemingly similar heatmaps?
- What if the suggested book level seems wrong?
- How are book levels worked out?
Fluency
- How can I develop pupils’ fluent and expressive reading?
- Why is children’s ability to read words automatically included in book level calculations?
- My pupils are struggling to read words automatically. How can I help them?
- How do I work out what Fluency level to start the children on?
- Why does Little Wandle say that we need to do three reads?
CPD
Reading Practice Sessions
- How important is it that we fit in all three reading practice sessions?
- Where can I find support for reading practice sessions?
- Do we need to record all our reading practice sessions?
- How do I reach every child?
- How can we fit reading practice sessions in, especially with limited staff?