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Guidance for primary and secondary schools to meet existing expectations for teaching reading.
Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how English is being taught in England’s schools.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2023.
Primary school pupils show improvement in their reading ability as attainment in this year’s reading assessment increases since last year.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2022.
Research into how and why children read for pleasure and evidence for how to promote it.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2023.
Examples of pupils' work to demonstrate teacher assessment (TA) judgements in English reading at the end of key stage 1 in 2019.
This booklet explains why phonics should be used as a teaching aid and provides links to other resources.
English reading test materials administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2022.
England came fourth out of the 43 countries that tested children of the same age in the Progress International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 2 in May 2019.
English reading test materials were administered to eligible pupils at the end of key stage 1 in May 2019.
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