Reading Catch-up Strategy Statement
| Total number of pupils in years 1-6 | Total number of pupils that will have attended over the year | Total number of girls attending | Total number of boys attending | ||||
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537 |
220 approx. |
Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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Autumn
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Spring
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Summer
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| 28
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32 | ||||||
| READING CATCH UP OBJECTIVES FOR 2020-2021 |
| 1. Develop fluent, automatic word reading skills
2. Develop reading fluency through the use of practical strategies such as echo reading, repeated reading, increase in reading mileage, peer reading 3. Develop reading comprehension and reading skills such as retrieval, word meaning, inference, summarising, skimming and scanning etc. 4. To broaden vocabulary and close the vocabulary gap 5. To provide small group and 1:1 reading opportunities for struggling readers and for those children who have lapsed during lockdown 6. To promote enjoyment of reading and develop reading for pleasure
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TOTAL CATCH UP ALLOCATION FOR 2020-2021 ACADEMIC YEAR: £50,000
| Develop model for reading catch up sessions | ||||
| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost/resources implications |
| Research and plan model for the reading catch up programme including vision, expectations, logistics, staffing. | A clear reading catch up programme in place which has a positive impact on the progress of children who have fallen behind due to the extended period of missed schooling during lockdown. | 2020-2021 | AHT | 3.5 days @ £354.59
£1240.77 |
| 1. Develop fluent, automatic word reading skills | ||||
| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| Purchase Monster Phonics | Full access to Monster Phonics programme | September 2020 | KR | £453.60 |
| Train TAs/CTs on how to use Monster Phonics | Staff confident in using the programme and it has had a positive impact on children’s word reading skills | October 2020 | KR/LK | half a day to prepare + half a days training session x 2
£709.18 |
| Resources for Monster Phonic lessons e.g. printing, photocopying, paper | Children have all the resources they need to access the phonics programme and are making progress | On going | CT/TA |
£1000.00 |
| Purchase Read Write Inc. resources for catch up programme e.g. SET 1, 2 and 3 cards, Green words, red words, magnetic letters | Children have access to resources and making progress in their reading | September 2020 | LK | £1000.00 |
| 2. Develop reading fluency through the use of practical strategies such as echo reading, repeated reading, increased reading mileage, 1:1 reading, small group reading and peer reading. | ||||
| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| Purchase 30 copies of ‘Closing the Reading Gap’ by Alex Quigley | Staff have a plethora of practical reading strategies available to them. Children’s reading fluency has improved | September 2020 | ED | 30 copies @ £15.99 each
£479.70 |
| Purchase Hodder and Stoughton Reading Assessment | Entry and exit data robust and accurate | September 2020 | KR | £76.00 |
| Plan and deliver reading training for Catch Up staff – session 1 | All staff know what the vision for Friday catch up is and have clear expectations of what a session will look like | September 2020 | LK/KR | half a day to prepare + half a day’s training session x 2
£709.18 |
| Plan and deliver reading training for Catch Up staff – session 2 | Staff have had training on closing the vocabulary gap and have included strategies in sessions.
Children’s vocab gap decreases in size and they are making rapid progress in reading |
September 2020 | LK/KR | half a day to prepare + half a day’s training session x 2
£709.18 |
| English Subject Leader (AHT) to model reading strategies to enhance reading comprehension skills | All catch up staff feel confident to deliver high quality catch up sessions | Ongoing | AHTs | 1 hour sessions x 6 plus planning time for each session (1hour x 6)
£655.92 |
| Purchase appropriately levelled texts | Children have access to appropriately levelled | September 2020 | LK | £3000 |
| Produce key words | Children know their key words at speed and can read 70% of any text | Ongoing | CT/TA | £190 |
| Friday Catch Up staff to deliver 1:1 and small group reading for all children | Precision teaching has enable all children to make accelerated progress | December 2020
April 2021 July 2021 |
CT/TA | 9 x TAs
2 x CT x 39 weeks 2 x AHTs
£22,495.20 |
| Friday Catch Up staff to plan reading catch up sessions outside of their normal working week | Sessions have clear sequence and flow and target children’s specific reading needs | Weekly | CT/TA/AHT | 9 x TAs
2 x CT x 39 weeks 2 x AHTs
£11,247.60 |
| 3. Develop reading comprehension and reading skills such as retrieval, word meaning, inference, summarising, skimming and scanning etc.
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| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| English lead to provide guidance and training for TAs around questioning, language comprehension skills and language stems | All staff have knowledge of up-to-date reading pedagogy and can plan and deliver high quality whole class and small reading sessions to develop comprehension skills | September 2020 | LK | 2 half day sessions = £354.59
2 half days for planning and preparing = £354.59
£709.18 |
| Resource whole class reading sessions e.g. photocopy reading texts, purchase First News, photocopy comprehension papers, year 6 SATs papers (previous year) | Children have developed their reading comprehension skills in line with age related standards | Ongoing | ALL |
£200 |
| AHT to model DR lessons | Constant cycle of improvement in the quality of reading at school | November 2020 | LK/TH | 1 hour sessions x 6 plus planning time for each session (1hour x 6)
£655.92 |
| 4. To broaden vocabulary and close the vocabulary gap | ||||
| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| Purchase Closing the Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley and Bringing Words to Life by Isobel Beck | Staff up-to-date with latest pedagogy | September 2020 | ED/LK | 30 copies @ £15.99
1 copy @ £15.99
£495.69 |
| Provide CPD on closing the vocabulary gap | Staff up-to-date with latest pedagogy and practice for vocabulary instruction | September 2020 | AHT | £354.59 |
| CT/TA to plan vocabulary instruction as part of their weekly reading session | Children achieve in line with their peers | Ongoing | ALL | Cost included in planning time |
| 5. To provide small group and 1:1 reading opportunities for struggling readers and for those children who have lapsed during lockdown
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| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| Appropriately levelled texts available for children | Children have access to books at the right level for their reading ability | Autumn 2020 | LK | Cost included above |
| Books banded | All Catch up reading books are banded | Ongoing | AHT | 3 days @ £354.59
£1063.77 |
| English lead to provide training on ‘Hearing Children Read’ | Children make accelerated progress as evident in end of term assessments | End of…autumn/spring/summer | CT/TA | £345.59 |
| Provide training on running records using PM Bench mark kit for KS1 and low attaining readers in KS2 | Robust an accurate tracking system for reading linked to book banding | Spring 2020 | AHT | 2 half day sessions @ £177 + 2 sessions planning and preparing time
£709.59 |
| 6. To promote enjoyment of reading and develop reading for pleasure | ||||
| Actions | Success criteria | Timescales | Person responsible | Cost /resources implications |
| Purchase natural language books for Reading catch up | Children can access real, natural language books in keeping with their reading preferences and show enjoyment in reading books that they love | Ongoing | CT/AHT | £1500 |
| Total |
| £50000.66 |
