English at Alderbury & West Grimstead CE Primary School

Being an Author (as both a reader and a writer) at AWGS is an integral part of all that we do and involves an engaging, text-based approach to teaching and learning. In all year groups, children are immersed in high quality texts, promoting a love of both reading and writing and developing associated skills as part of a well-planned, progressive curriculum. Engaging books provide the drivers for our writing learning journeys, with children writing for a range of genres, audiences and purposes. Dedicated reading sessions are focused on the teaching of specific reading skills, developing fluency and comprehension appropriate for pupils’ age and stage. Children’s reading and writing learning experiences are linked and mutually supportive. Wherever possible, these also support teaching and learning in other curriculum subjects, with opportunities for pupils to understand the real-life contexts for reading and writing.

Handwriting

We encourage all children to use a neat, accurate and joined style of handwriting and you can access resources to support this from home here. 

The School’s Username is: eg1773 Password: home 

If accessing from a tablet, the username is the same: eg1773 and the password is an “L” shaped finger swipe.

Please find our Recommended Reading lists for each year group below.