Reading
Reading Intent
At Chyngton, we ensure reading is a top priority, enabling all children to become confident, fluent readers who achieve highly, regardless of background or need. Our reading curriculum ensures children develop the knowledge, vocabulary, and skills needed to succeed across the curriculum and in life.
Children at Chyngton will:
- Develop a rich vocabulary and strong language comprehension skills to access and engage with the full curriculum;
- Understand and interpret a diverse range of high-quality texts;
- Stimulate and develop their imaginations, fostering a lifelong love of reading.
Curriculum
Reading Canon
At Chyngton Primary School, we’ve thoughtfully designed a rich and diverse reading canon that supports children’s learning and development from Reception to Year 6. Each book has been chosen to:
- Build foundational knowledge of story structures, helping children understand narrative flow and character development.
- Introduce high-quality texts filled with rich vocabulary to strengthen language skills and inspire a love of reading.
- Expand cultural capital through stories reflecting significant historical, social, geographical, and diverse global themes — empowering children with a broader worldview.
- Celebrate diversity by showcasing a range of voices, perspectives, and lived experiences, helping children see themselves in stories while developing empathy for others.
- Engage and inspire by nurturing creativity, critical thinking, and imagination — supporting children’s writing and overall literacy development.
From timeless classics like The Three Little Pigs and Paddington to powerful, thought-provoking modern works such as The Boy at the Back of the Class and Pig Heart Boy, our collection ensures children explore a wide range of perspectives, genres, and ideas.
This canon is more than a booklist — it’s a pathway to lifelong curiosity, empathy, and confidence, helping every child feel represented and valued.
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Year Group |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
T5 |
T6 |
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R |
The Colour Monster The Lion Inside and the Koala who Could Fox and Sons Tailors Coming To England (Black History Month) Susan Laughs (Kindness Week) In every house in every Street Leaf Man |
The Leaf Thief Little Glow Where the Poppies now Grow Pumpkin Soup Gruffalo and The Gruffalos Child The Wish Tree The Nativity Play |
The three little pigs
Goldilocks and the three bears
The great race
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Jack and the beanstalk
Elves and the shoemaker
Little red hen |
Pip and Egg x 2 wks? The Very Hungry Caterpillar Katie and the sunflowers The Girls and The Boys |
The Girls and The Boys Dragons Post Topsy and Tim meet the Firefighters What the Ladybird Heard Topsy and Tim meet the Police Hospital Dog People Need People You are Loved |
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1 |
Knuffle Bunny series- Mo Willems
Dogger (Cross curricular link with History) |
Beegu – Alexis Deacon
Oliver Jeffers author study- The Way Back Home Lost and Found
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The Sea Saw – Tom Percival
Someone swallowed Stanely – Sarah Roberts Someone Crunched Colin |
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2 |
The Journey Aaron Becker
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Meerkat Mail Emily Gravet
The Lonely Beast Chris Judge |
A River Marc Martin
Tin Forest Helen Ward |
Fortunately, Unfortunately Micheal Foreman
Hummingbird Nicola Davies |
The Tunnel Anthony Browne
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3 |
Orchard Book of Greek Myths Geraldine McCaughrean |
Paddington Michael Bond |
Weslandia The Land of Roar Jenny McLachlan |
The Great Kapok Tree Lynne Cherry |
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4 |
Romulus and Remus
Escape from Pompeii (Christina Balit
Queen of Darkness (Tony Bradman) |
The Boy who grew dragons Andy Shepherd |
Wildsmith Into the Dark Forest by Liz Flanagan
My name is not Refugee by Kate Milner
The Boy at the Back of the Class by Anjali Q. Rauf
The Arrival by Shaun Tan The Journey by Francesa Sanna |
Kensuke Kingdom – (Michael Morpurgo) |
Flood
Nonfiction – Earth Shattering Events (Robin Jacobs) |
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5 |
The Secrets of the Sun King – Emma Carroll
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The Windrush Child – Benjamin Zephania
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Treason – Berlie Doherty |
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6 |
The Final Year – Matt Goodfellow
Skellig – David Almond |
When the Sky Fell – Phil Earle
Rose Blanche – Ian McEwen
The Lion and the Unicorn – Shirley Hughes |
The Diary of Anne Frank - Anne Frank
Pig Heart Boy – Malorie Blackman
The Island – Armin Greder |
Little People Big Dreams collection
Amy gets Eaten - Adam Kay
Stone Age Boy – Satoshi Kitamura |
The No-where Emporium – Ross McKensie |
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