Reading & Phonics

Foundation Stage

• Sharing a book with an adult at home counts as a read. 
• This could be your school reading book, library book or a bedtime story.
• An adult must sign your reading record.
• Only one read per day counts.

 Infants

• Sharing a book with an adult at home for 10 minutes or more counts as a read. 
• This could be your school reading book, library book or a book from home. 
• An adult must sign your reading record book. 
• Only one read per day counts. 

Year 3 and 4

• Sharing a book with an adult at home for at least 15 minutes counts as a read.
• This could be your school reading book, library book or a book from home. 
• An adult must sign your reading record book. 
• Only one read per day counts. 
• If you are a free reader, you can read to yourself but an adult must sign for it to count as a read. 

Years 5 and 6 

• Sharing a book with an adult at home or reading to yourself for at least 15 minutes counts as a read. 
• You could read your school reading book, library book or a book from home. 
• Remember to write a comment about what you have just read. 
• An adult must sign your reading record book. 
• Only one read per day counts. 

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