Reading and Phonics
Reading is taught as a basic skill in its own right and is practiced throughout all areas of the curriculum. In the early stages of reading, reading is taught as a discrete subject and is later practiced and enhanced as a lifelong strategy and pleasure.
All children are taught systematic and synthetic phonics Phonics using Letters and Sounds, a phonics resource published by the Department for Education and Skills in 2007. We also use elements of different phonic programmes such as Jolly Phonics to help deliver Letters and Sounds.
Letters and Sounds aims to build children's speaking and listening skills in their own right as well as to prepare children for learning to read by developing their phonic knowledge and skills. It sets out a detailed and systematic programme for teaching phonic skills for children starting by the age of five, with the aim of them becoming fluent readers by age seven.
In Year 1 the children have to complete the statutory Year 1 phonics screening check. This is a short, light-touch assessment to confirm whether individual children have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. It will identify the children who need extra help so they are given support by the school to improve their reading skills. They will then be able to retake the check so that we can track pupils until they are able to decode.
Children read daily in school. They read books using the phonics they have learnt as part of their discrete phonic teaching. In addition, teachers hear children read in groups in all years. The group reading books are carefully matched to the children’s reading ability to develop fluency, comprehension and enjoyment of books. Children read widely across different subjects.
Parents are encouraged to support reading at home and children are expected to read daily. The school has a wide range of graded colour coded reading scheme books. Continuity is ensured by the colour progression and each child works at an individual pace. Each child has a reading record where reading is recorded and tracked and is a means of communicating development to the child, parent and teacher. Children are also encouraged to take books home from the library.
If you are unsure how to pronounce any of the sounds please speak to your child's teacher or use the following websites:
http://mrthorne.com/home/phonics/letters-and-sounds/
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/phonics-made-easy/
Online Activities
If your child enjoys online activities, try the websites below. Please note we can tak no responsibility for the content of the websites and suggest you supervise your child when using the websites.
http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm
All children are taught systematic and synthetic phonics Phonics using Letters and Sounds, a phonics resource published by the Department for Education and Skills in 2007. We also use elements of different phonic programmes such as Jolly Phonics to help deliver Letters and Sounds.
Letters and Sounds aims to build children's speaking and listening skills in their own right as well as to prepare children for learning to read by developing their phonic knowledge and skills. It sets out a detailed and systematic programme for teaching phonic skills for children starting by the age of five, with the aim of them becoming fluent readers by age seven.
In Year 1 the children have to complete the statutory Year 1 phonics screening check. This is a short, light-touch assessment to confirm whether individual children have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. It will identify the children who need extra help so they are given support by the school to improve their reading skills. They will then be able to retake the check so that we can track pupils until they are able to decode.
Children read daily in school. They read books using the phonics they have learnt as part of their discrete phonic teaching. In addition, teachers hear children read in groups in all years. The group reading books are carefully matched to the children’s reading ability to develop fluency, comprehension and enjoyment of books. Children read widely across different subjects.
Parents are encouraged to support reading at home and children are expected to read daily. The school has a wide range of graded colour coded reading scheme books. Continuity is ensured by the colour progression and each child works at an individual pace. Each child has a reading record where reading is recorded and tracked and is a means of communicating development to the child, parent and teacher. Children are also encouraged to take books home from the library.
If you are unsure how to pronounce any of the sounds please speak to your child's teacher or use the following websites:
http://mrthorne.com/home/phonics/letters-and-sounds/
http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/phonics-made-easy/
Online Activities
If your child enjoys online activities, try the websites below. Please note we can tak no responsibility for the content of the websites and suggest you supervise your child when using the websites.
http://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com
http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/freeIndex.htm