It includes examples on film of a balanced reading curriculum that includes reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading for children at different stages of learning to read, children selecting their own texts for independent reading, and home/school links.

The documents below provide transcripts of the conversations captured in the film clips on the Early Reading Curriculum DVD.

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01 Reading aloud on a regular basis (WORD 41Kb)

02 Sharing reading (WORD 39Kb)

03 Early stages of guided reading (WORD 58Kb)

04 Can you see me (WORD 42Kb)

05 My camera (WORD 46Kb)

06 Fly away home (WORD 54Kb)

07 The dog show (WORD 52Kb)

08 Have you got everything Colin (WORD 49Kb)

09 Opportunities for independent reading through role play (WORD 41Kb)

10 Selecting their own choice of texts (WORD 37Kb)

11 Home school reading (WORD 40Kb)

12 A headteacher's perspective (WORD 42Kb)

13 ...and finally (WORD 38Kb)