The KS4 Reading Fluency Project is designed to swiftly improve reading fluency and comprehension of those students who are working below the expected standard in reading. The project strategies, which have been trialled extensively at KS4, have had a powerful effect on reading ability for the vast majority of students, in turn supporting them to develop more positive views about reading. This project seeks to establish best practice development of Reading Fluency support in KS4.
Over the eight-week period, target students in KS4 receive two 25/30 minutes teacher-led sessions each week. Using the key strategies of modelled expert reading and echo reading, alongside engaging text selection, students in KS4 have been shown to make dramatic progress across an eight-week intervention period. At KS4, students made on average 2 years and 8 months progress during the intervention period and have a more positive relationship with reading; are more enthusiastic, confident readers with an increased understanding and engagement with texts.
This project incorporates a range of high-quality CPD elements, including:
Teachers and leads will be equipped with the knowledge and skills to implement the project successfully to support those dysfluent pupils.
Teachers and leads will be able to share this learning with colleagues to ensure that improved progress is secured for more pupils beyond the initial project pupil group
For KS4, we recommend schools purchase the SECONDARY YARC pack Age 11-16 (order direct from GL Assessment) but this is not mandatory.
KS4 schools may choose to use a different form of data pre and post collection.
