English
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Our English Curriculum
At Langafel C of E Primary School, we believe every child is a reader and a writer in the making. Our English Curriculum is designed to inspire a love of reading, develop rich vocabulary, and build confident, capable writers. To support this, we follow three high-quality programmes: Pathways to Read, Pathways to Write, and Accelerated Reader.
Our Aim
Through a rich English curriculum and inspiring texts, we aim for every child to:
• Love reading
• Enjoy writing
• Build vocabulary and comprehension
• Become confident, fluent communicators
Together, we nurture a lifelong love of language and reading.
Pathways to Read
We use Pathways to Read from Year 2 onwards to teach reading skills in a structured, systematic way.
This programme helps children to:
• Build strong comprehension skills
• Develop vocabulary and language understanding
• Enjoy high‑quality texts
• Strengthen discussion and inference skills
Children learn through modelled reading, discussion, and targeted questioning so they can understand and explain what they read.
Pathways to Write
Pathways to Write underpins our writing curriculum from Reception to Year 6.
It provides:
• High‑quality texts to inspire writing
• Progression in grammar, spelling, and sentence structure
• Modelled and shared writing opportunities
• Chances to write for different audiences and purposes
This ensures pupils develop strong writing skills and confidence in expressing themselves.
Accelerated Reader
Accelerated Reader
From Year 3 onwards, and for confident younger readers, we use Accelerated Reader (AR) to help children choose books matched to their reading level and interests.
Accelerated Reader helps to:
• Match pupils with appropriate books
• Promote regular reading
• Monitor progress in comprehension
• Motivate and celebrate success
Children complete a short quiz after each book, helping teachers track understanding and celebrate progress.
Writing Lounge
🖋️ Introducing the Langafel Writing Lounge!
At Langafel every child will be able to participate in a Langafel Writing Lounge creative writing session— a brand-new weekly session where every class will spend time writing purely for enjoyment and creativity.
Children can choose what and how they write: a story, diary entry, letter, poem, comic, or even a “100-word challenge.” There are no success criteria or red pens — just imagination, expression, and a love of writing.
Each week, we’ll celebrate a piece of writing in our newsletter and on our new Writing Lounge display board, so everyone can enjoy the wonderful words our pupils create.
At Langafel, we believe every child is an author in the making — and the Writing Lounge is where their stories begin. 🌟✏️
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