--- title: "Year 3 practicing their reading speed" url: "https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-10-19-11-00-00-year-3-practicing-their-reading-speed" school: "The William Hogarth School" --- # Year 3 practicing their reading speed 19 October 2022 [Reading](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/category/reading) #### Improving reading speed through fluency At The William Hogarth School we attach great importance to reading as it is central to almost all the learning we do. It is of course imperative to read with greater and greater comprehension, but it is also critically important to practice reading at speed and gain greater fluency. As the children progress to year 6 and prepare for SATs they will have maths papers with around 2500 words to read - which will take a long time if they do not have fluency. The faster they read, the greater use they will be able to make if their reading, and the greater enjoyment and reward they will gain from it. Here, year 3 Picasso children are timing each other reading set passages. ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/3_FdvHLeuXoAEFr5F(1).jpg) ![](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/images/Blogs/3_FdvHLetWAAAevLz(1).jpg) [ Learning to play Boccia with St. Mary's children](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-10-17-16-15-00-learning-to-play-boccia-with-st-mary-s-children) [Adventure in play ](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/blog/2022-10-19-11-30-00-adventure-in-play) ![The William Hogarth School](https://files.schudio.com/william-hogarth-school-3/images/logo/HogarthLogo_White_(1).png) ### The William Hogarth School Duke Road Chiswick W4 2JR 020 8994 4782 020 8742 7736 ### Useful Links - [LGFLmail](https://mail.lgflmail.org/owa/auth/logon.aspx?replaceCurrent=1&url=https%3a%2f%2fmail.lgflmail.org%2fowa%2f) - [Parent Pay](https://www.parentpay.com/) - [Parent View](https://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/) - [Opening Hours](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/opening-hours) ### Social Media - [X](https://twitter.com/search?q=%40hogarth_the&src=typd) - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/the_william_hogarth_school/) © Copyright 2017–2026 The William Hogarth School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://williamhogarthschool.co.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)