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 progression map 2025 26 2.pdf
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 |
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Term 4 |
Term 5 |
Term 6 |
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The Colour Monster - Anna Llenas The Lion Inside - Rachel Bright The Koala who Could - Rachel Bright Fox and Sons Tailors - Paddy Donnelly Coming To England – Floella Benjamin Susan Laughs - Tony Ross In Every House in Every Street - Jess Hitchman |
The Leaf Thief - Alice Hemming Little Glow - Katie Sahota Where the Poppies now Grow - Hilary Robinson Pumpkin Soup – Helen Cooper Gruffalo and The Gruffalos Child – Julia Donaldson The Wish Tree - Kyo Maclear The Nativity Play - Nick Butterworth, Mick Inkpen |
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 - Alex Latimer The Very Hungry Caterpillar – Eric Carle Katie and the Sunflowers – James Mayhew
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Dragons Post - Emma Yarlett Topsy and Tim meet - Jean Adamson, Gareth Adamson the Firefighters What the Ladybird Heard – Julia Donaldson Topsy and Tim Meet the Police - Jean Adamson, Gareth Adamson Hospital Dog Julia Donaldson People Need People – Benjamin Zephaniah You are Loved - Margaret O'Hair, Sofia Sanchez |
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1 & 2 |
The Journey - Aaron Becker
Meerkat Mail - Emily Gravett
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The Lonely Beast - Chris Judge
A River - Marc Martin
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Tin Forest - Helen Ward
Hummingbird - Nicola Davies
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The Tunnel - Anthony Browne
Fortunately, Unfortunately - Micheal Foreman
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The Barnabus Project – Eric Fan
The Wilderness - Steve McCarthy |
How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth – Michelle Robinson
Quest – Aaron Becker
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3 |
Orchard Book of Greek Myths - Geraldine McCaughrean
Wild Robot - Peter Brown
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Paddington - Michael Bond
Weslandia - Paul Fleischman
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The Great Kapok Tree - Lynne Cherry
What Did The Tree See? - Adam Guillain |
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4 |
Romulus and Remus
Escape From Pompeii - Christina Balit
The Boy Who Grew Dragons - Andy Shepherd
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Wildsmith- Liz Flanagan
The boy at The Back of The Class- Onjali Rauf
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Kensuke Kingdom – Michael Morpurgo
Flood - Alvaro F. Villa
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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
McBeth – William Shakespeare
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6 |
The Final Year – Matt Goodfellow
The Shrapnel Boys – Jennie Pearson
Rose Blanche – Ian McEwen
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Pig Heart Boy – Malorie Blackman
The Island – Armin Greder Once Upon a Wild Wood – Chris Riddell
Amy gets Eaten - Adam Kay
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The No-where Emporium – Ross McKensie |
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