Phonics and Reading Fluency

Reading fluency is a cornerstone of literacy, crucial not only for understanding text but for fostering confidence and enjoyment in reading. Fluent readers can focus on meaning rather than decoding, which supports comprehension across all subjects and enables children to make stronger progress across the curriculum. 

Developing fluency allows children to access content in mathematics, science, history, and other subjects more effectively, because they can read efficiently, understand instructions, and engage with more complex texts. 

Strategies we use in reading lessons and across the curriculum include modelling fluent reading, repeated practice, choral reading, echo reading, paired reading, readers' theatre, one-minute reads, and smooth reading techniques.