At Troon School, we are committed to ensuring that every child becomes a confident, fluent and enthusiastic reader. We nurture a love of reading from the very start of a child’s journey with us and provide a rich, structured approach that supports every learner to succeed.

Early Reading and Phonics

From Nursery onwards, the teaching of early reading is built on the firm foundations of the Read Write Inc. (RWI) SSP programme. This systematic and rigorous approach ensures children learn to read accurately and fluently through high‑quality phonics teaching. Children learn to recognise sounds, blend, segment and apply their growing phonic knowledge with confidence.

Our strong partnership with the National Literacy Trust enhances our early reading offer. Nursery children can borrow Story Bags to take home, helping to foster a love of stories from the very beginning and encouraging families to enjoy reading together.

Post - Phonic Reading

Once children move beyond phonics, our post‑phonic reading curriculum continues to build on essential reading skills. Across Key Stage 2, pupils engage in reading lessons that:

• explicitly teach key vocabulary
• develop and rehearse reading fluency
• deepen understanding of increasingly complex texts
• encourage confident discussion and analysis

This structured approach ensures that children not only learn to read, but learn to understand, interpret and enjoy a wide range of literature.

Celebrating Reading

Reading is celebrated throughout the school. Children choose books to read for pleasure and also take home fully decodable books linked precisely to their secure phonic knowledge. 

High‑quality reading areas and our well‑resourced library create inviting spaces that promote curiosity and independence.

Reading Across the Curriculum

Reading is woven throughout the curriculum and taught every day. High‑quality core texts underpin both reading and writing lessons, ensuring that children are immersed in meaningful, rich language experiences that support all areas of learning.

 “Let there be a half an hour of story time at the end of school in Primary schools. Make this the half an hour they all long for, that they don’t want to be over. Let the children go home dreaming of the story, reliving it and wondering.”