Reading
Reading at home
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Comprehension skills
Understood the story well.
Good discussion about events in the story.
Retold the story in detail. Could talk about the story confidently.
Answered questions about the content.
Needs to read again to improve understanding. Used the pictures to assist understanding.
Needed lots of help to understand the main events.
Word skills
Read all the words correctly.
Found some words difficult.
Found the red words tricky.
Tried hard to work out new green words.
Identified learnt sounds.
Good word building.
Needs to practice again to reinforce the words.
Read accurately and confidently.
Was able to work out new words using picture clues.
Attitude and interest
Read eagerly.
Enjoyed the story because ……
Fantastic expression. Would benefit from reading again to improve fluency.
Has learnt all about…………… and could explain in own words.
Stories from the staff




The little mouse, the red ripe strawberry and the big hungry bear
Read by Mrs dyer
Link here: The little mouse ...











