Phonics
Our teaching and support staff are trained in the systematic phonics programme Read, Write Inc. - a system that is used successfully in over 5,000 schools. This begins when children join in reception year and continues until a child is a confident and competent reader. Children learn the foundations of reading and writing in daily phonics lessons. They are assessed regularly and their reading pathway is tailored to their needs accordingly. Staff update and maintain their knowledge of teaching phonics through the training library available to them on the Read Write Inc. online resources.
All teachers provide a range of stimuli in the classroom to support children on their reading and writing journey. Children learn the link between sounds and symbols in key stage one and begin to write using the sounds that have been taught. In key stage two, sounds charts assist the teaching of spelling as well as supporting children with their reading and writing.