4 weeks of Shared reading The Girl who Stole and Elephant Chapters 1-12 This 4-week Shared Reading programme provides a fully planned weekly 5-day sequence designed to develop pupils’ reading fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Each week includes: A structured 5-day teaching cycle 2 days focused on reading fluency, including: Modelled fluent reading Echo and choral reading Repeated reading to build pace, accuracy and expression 1 day of close reading, supporting pupils to: Re-read key sections Unpick vocabulary and sentence meaning Answer text-dependent questions 1 day of extended reading, developing stamina and deeper engagement with longer passages 1 day focused on written comprehension responses, covering: Retrieval Inference Prediction Summarising Across the programme, pupils are explicitly taught tier 2 and subject-specific vocabulary, with opportunities to apply new words orally and in writing. Sentence stems, modelled answers and scaffolded tasks support all learners, including SEND and EAL pupils. This programme reduces planning time by offering ready-to-use lessons, while ensuring progression, consistency and depth in reading instruction across a full half-term.