The reading framework is a 176-page document that was updated in July 2023. we have created a 176-second overview for you to listen to. For further reading please see Quick Look: The Reading Framework: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1f2t9j Or check out our Staff Share to support you during staff meetings: www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kps3v
This guidance:
*Sets out the research underpinning the importance of talk, stories and systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) in reception, the importance of fidelity in phonics, and the Department for Education’s evidence-informed position on the best way to teach reading
*Supports schools to evaluate their teaching of reading from reception to year 9, and to identify how to improve provision if weaknesses are found
provides practical support for high-quality teaching of SSP, fluency and comprehension, including assessment
*Explains the importance of systematic phonics teaching for older pupils who are at risk of failing to learn to read because they cannot decode well enough
*Supports schools in motivating pupils to develop a love of reading
supports schools working with parents to help their children learn to read
helps schools to meet existing expectations for teaching early reading, as set out in:
The national curriculum programmes of study
The statutory framework for the early years foundation stage
Ofsted’s education inspection framework