Alexandra Primary School
Reading is the key to learning. It is a complex task involving many skills that need to be learnt.
At APS we want to develop a love of words and language with our children. We want all of our children to read for pleasure so that reading becomes a lifelong habit unlocking and enabling children to become successful, perform and achieve so that children can live safe, fulfilling lives and make a positive contribution to society.
We use Letters and Sounds to teach phonics in Early Years and Key Stage 1.
We use a range of scheme books to support our teaching of the 8 reading strategies, such as Oxford Reading Tree, Rigby Star, Project X and Collins Big Cat.
We use a range of online platforms such as Bug Club, Reading Plus, Lexia, Doodle English and PiXL.
This section of the website offers an insight to our intentions for reading, how we implement the learning to develop reading skills and what you might find useful to support reading as a parent.
Decodable Reading Book Overview
Early Years Reading Strategies
Decodable Reading Book Overview
Recommended Reading
Below you will find a list of suggested books your child can read, either by themsleves or with you.
Staff Reading Videos
Noisy Farm - Read by Mrs McLaughlin
Daddy's Little Star - Read by Mrs Bird
The Big Side Mouthed Toad Frog - Read by Mr Norton
Whatever Next - Read by Mrs Sikora
I'll Teach My Dog 100 Words - Read by Mrs Barkworth
Where the Wild Things Are - Read by Mrs Mansouri
Farm Animals - Read by Mrs McLaughlin
Farm Concert - Read by Mrs McLaughlin
The Great Cat Conspiracy - Read by Miss Conway
Harry and the Dinosaurs go to School - Read by Mrs Bird
Little Monkey - Read by Mrs Centeno
