Every child should have the opportunity to experience the enjoyment of reading, regardless of their need or any barriers they may face. At Denewood Academy, we are committed to improving every child’s ability to read and have access to diverse engaging and enjoyable text.
Denewood Academy recognises that due to the needs of some our pupils and their previous learning experiences, they may have gaps in their phonics knowledge. The academy has invested in the Lexonik Leap Programme. This is an intervention programme that looks to close the phonics gap for pupils who may find literacy particularly challenging, rapidly progressing spelling and reading and oracy. Every child is assessed on entry to the academy, so we have a clear understanding of their reading ability.
Reading for pleasure
We encourage all our pupils across the curriculum to experience the pleasures of reading. Our classrooms have reading areas and engage pupils with a variety of resources such as magazines and newspapers.