1. Reading
Curriculum
Evening
Primary 5

2. Focus Reading Sessions
oGroup novels
oShare homework
oFocus on reading skills
oBlooms questioning- dice/mats
oFocused task
oSkimming and scanning skills

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5. Reading for Writing
oOpportunities to look at
examples across different genres
oWriters’ craft
oTickled pink and green for
growth
oWriting- children peer and self
and assess with focus on
evidence

6. Using Digital Technologies
oSumdog
oPurple Mash
oResearch tasks- reliability of
sources, skimming and
scanning skills

7. First News
• Child friendly newspaper
• Differentiated tasks linked to
current news
• Skimming and scanning skills

8. Whole class texts
• Shared text
• Differentiated tasks based on
the text

9. Reading Across the
Curriculum
• Ensure that reading skills are
transfer E.g. Maths worded
problems, The Lion King script
• Research tasks linked to IDL
contexts

10. Enjoyment and Choice
• Choose own group novels
• Reading for pleasure in class
• Research tasks

11. Supporting at home
• Challenging when they are reading- word
meanings, more complex texts, using the
reading skills (making predictions, making
connections, questioning)
• Real life contexts- newspapers, recipes,
magazines, TV guide
• Digital technologies – Sumdog & Purple Mash,
using online dictionary to support spelling
• Talking with your child about their learning –
see the learning letter for information on
concepts being covered that term.

12. Supporting at home
• Blog – resources for supporting at home.

13. Supporting at home:
Reading Videos
• https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/m
cps/category/information-for-
parents/supporting-reading/