Phonics and Guided Reading

Phonics

Children are taught to learn the various different sounds in 3 different sets. Each sound comes with a special rhyme to help you remember it and also a selection of real an nonsense words to help prepare children for their phonics screening test which takes place in the summer term of Year 1.

Children have a 40 minute phonic/guided reading session daily. Children are spilt into groups where they complete a 20 minute speed sound session which will look at a new sound a day, children will write and read words with this sound in. They will then have a 20 minute  guided reading session where they read a text a week to build up fluency and accuarcy. 

Guided Reading 

Children will focus on a key text throughout the week. they will be heard every day by their group lead and then on a Thursday the children will be able to take a copy of the book home untill the following Wednesday when it will be changed for the new guided reading text.

Alongside this children will receieve 1 additional book per week on a Monday. they will keep this book for a week untill the follwoing Monday.

You can help your children at home by using pure sounds when reading with them. Below is a video to help with this.

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/DmXOVXK3/tKL391q7

Year 1

In the summer term children will complete the phonics screening check. This is a national assessment that is taken by children in England in Year 1. The aim of the check is to assess your child's ability to use their phonics skills to read a range of words and non-words (made-up words that are used to test phonics skills). Below is a link to access to past papers to practise at home.

Phonics screening check: 2022 materials - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Nursery 

Prior to Reception our Nursery children receive a story or poem from our Read write inc scheme this will develop listening and attention and will also broader your child's vocabulary. In summer term children will strat to be introucded sounds and letters to prepare them for reception. 

You can help your children at home by reading with them, introducing them to new words and engaging in new vocabulary.