{"id":8022,"date":"2026-01-23T14:49:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/literacyengine.co.uk\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2026-01-23T14:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:56:06","slug":"get-reading-into-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/literacyengine.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/get-reading-into-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Reading Into It"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8022\" class=\"elementor elementor-8022\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b237d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b237d83\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-248202f\" data-id=\"248202f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c504f91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c504f91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?fit=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?w=2240&amp;ssl=1 2240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/literacyengine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Get-Reading-Into-It-Final.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94630d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94630d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Get Reading Into It<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many classrooms, reading has quietly slipped from its central position. Screens have filled the gap. A short YouTube clip to \u201cengage\u201d, a recap video to save time, an animated explainer instead of a paragraph. These tools are not inherently bad, but their routine replacement of reading should concern us. If we are serious about equity, attainment and long-term learning, we need to get reading into far more lessons, across the whole curriculum.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading is not just the responsibility of the English department. It is the primary vehicle through which pupils encounter subject knowledge in every discipline. Historians read sources and interpretations. Scientists read explanations, methods and evaluations. Geographers read case studies and arguments. When we reduce reading opportunities, we reduce pupils\u2019 access to the very thinking of the subject.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educational research consistently shows that reading builds knowledge, vocabulary and background understanding, all of which are crucial for comprehension. Videos can give an illusion of understanding, but they often do the cognitive work for the pupil. Reading, by contrast, requires active processing. Pupils must decode, infer, connect ideas and hold information in mind.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>\u201cThat effort involved in reading is not a flaw; it is the point.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This matters particularly for disadvantaged pupils. Those with limited exposure to academic language outside school rely on lessons to encounter complex syntax and subject-specific vocabulary. When lessons default to audiovisual explanations, we inadvertently widen gaps. Strong readers can supplement missing detail; weaker readers fall further behind. Reading in lessons is therefore not a barrier to inclusion but a route to it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, the objection is familiar: pupils \u201cwon\u2019t read\u201d, they \u201ccan\u2019t access it\u201d, or it \u201ctakes too long\u201d. Yet these are arguments for better reading instruction, not for abandoning reading altogether. We would never remove writing from lessons because pupils struggle with it. Instead, we scaffold, model and practise. Reading deserves the same professional attention.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting reading back into lessons does not mean silent, unsupported pages of dense text. It means thoughtful choices and explicit teaching. Short, high-quality extracts can be read together. Teachers can model how to approach a paragraph, unpacking meaning sentence by sentence. Key vocabulary can be pre-taught, not as a tick-box exercise, but to unlock meaning. Strategic pauses for questioning, summarising or annotating help pupils process what they read.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importantly, reading should be purposeful. Pupils need to know why they are reading and what they are looking for. Are they identifying an argument? Tracking a process? Comparing perspectives? When reading is clearly linked to the lesson\u2019s outcome, engagement improves and time feels well spent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not an argument to ban YouTube outright. Visuals can support understanding, especially when introducing unfamiliar concepts. The problem arises when videos replace reading rather than complement it. A clip might be useful after pupils have grappled with a text, to consolidate or clarify. Too often, however, the clip comes first\u2014and the text never arrives.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As English teachers, we are well placed to lead this conversation. We understand that reading is a skill developed through frequency and challenge, not avoidance. We know that fluency grows through exposure to complex texts, not perpetual simplification. By advocating for reading across the curriculum, we advocate for pupils\u2019 intellectual development in every subject.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we want pupils who can think critically, argue precisely and learn independently, they must read\u2014regularly, widely and deliberately. So let\u2019s be bold. Let\u2019s plan lessons where reading is central, not optional. Let\u2019s support colleagues in making texts accessible without diluting them. Above all, let\u2019s <\/span><b>Get Reading Into It<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and put reading back where it belongs: at the heart of learning.<\/span><\/p><h4><b>1. Guided Reading with Teacher Modelling<\/b><\/h4><p><b>What it looks like:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The teacher reads a short, subject-specific extract with the class and explicitly models how to make sense of it. This might include unpacking a complex sentence, clarifying reference chains, or explaining how a paragraph is structured.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Why it works:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research on reading comprehension shows that modelling expert reading behaviours improves pupils\u2019 ability to approach unfamiliar texts independently. Pupils learn <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read in a discipline, not just <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to read.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Across subjects:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science: modelling how to read an explanation of a process<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History: modelling how to read an interpretation or source<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geography: modelling how to read a case study paragraph<\/span><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>2. Pre-Teaching Vocabulary That Unlocks Meaning<\/b><\/h4><p><b>What it looks like:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teachers identify a small number of high-utility subject words or phrases that are essential for understanding the text. These are taught briefly before reading, using definitions in context rather than copying from a glossary.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Why it works:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vocabulary knowledge is one of the strongest predictors of reading comprehension. Pre-teaching reduces cognitive load, allowing pupils to focus on meaning rather than decoding unfamiliar language.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Across subjects:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maths: terms such as <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">evaluate<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">justify<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">proportional<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Science: words like <i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">variable<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">significant<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">react<\/span><\/i><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">English: abstract nouns linked to themes or ideas<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>3. Short, Frequent Reading Bursts<\/b><\/h4><p><b>What it looks like:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of long, infrequent reading tasks, teachers build in short reading episodes (one to three paragraphs) as a normal part of lessons, followed by a brief task that checks understanding.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Why it works:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Evidence on practice and retention suggests that frequent exposure is more effective than occasional extended tasks. Regular reading also builds stamina and normalises challenge.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Across subjects:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading a paragraph to introduce a new concept<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Reading an explanation before attempting questions<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Reading an evaluative conclusion to model academic tone<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>4. Purpose-Driven Reading Questions<\/b><\/h4><p><b>What it looks like:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before pupils read, the teacher sets a clear, specific purpose, such as identifying a cause, tracing an argument, or finding evidence. Questions focus attention without reducing the complexity of the text.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Why it works:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research into comprehension shows that purposeful reading improves focus and recall. Pupils read more carefully when they know what they are reading <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Across subjects:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">History: \u201cWhich sentence explains why this event mattered?\u201d<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Science: \u201cWhich variable is being controlled here?\u201d<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">English: \u201cWhere does the writer shift perspective?\u201d<p>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>5. Rereading for Different Purposes<\/b><\/h4><p><b>What it looks like:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pupils read the same short text more than once, each time with a different focus\u2014first for gist, then for detail, then for structure or language.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Why it works:<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rereading supports deeper comprehension and helps pupils notice features they miss on a first pass. It is particularly effective with challenging academic texts.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Across subjects:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First read: understanding the main idea<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Second read: extracting key information<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\">Third read: analysing how the explanation or argument is constructed<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Reading Into It In many classrooms, reading has quietly slipped from its central position. Screens have filled the gap. 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