A structured literacy pathway designed to support early reading development through a clear and carefully sequenced approach.

Reading Roots focuses on building strong foundations in phonics, decoding and word recognition, while also developing fluency and early comprehension skills. Sessions are adapted to each child’s level, ensuring that learning feels achievable and confidence can grow alongside ability.

We use a combination of structured teaching, repetition and engaging, meaningful content to help children secure key skills and apply them with increasing independence. Alongside decoding, we place a strong emphasis on understanding, vocabulary development and helping children make sense of what they are reading.

This pathway is particularly beneficial for children who are at the early stages of reading, those who may be finding reading challenging, or learners with dyslexic profiles who benefit from a more structured, supportive approach. It is also well suited to older learners who need to revisit and strengthen foundational literacy skills.

Reading Roots supports wider literacy development, providing the building blocks needed for spelling, writing and comprehension. Our aim is to develop confident, capable readers who feel positive about reading and ready to progress across all areas of learning.