Early Reading and Phonics
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Early Reading and Phonics at North Leigh
INTENT Why do we teach this? Why do we teach it the way we do? At North Leigh School we are committed to the delivery of excellence in the teaching of Early Reading and Phonics. We aim to work with each child so that they are able to read with fluency and develop a love of reading that will stay with our children all their lives. We intend for all our children to become enthusiastic and motivated readers, developing their confidence reading a wide variety of genres and text types. They will have the necessary skills to decode words in order to be able to read fluently with a good understanding of what they have read. We will encourage a love of literature and an enjoyment of reading for pleasure, as well as using reading as a tool to provoke thought within children. Our focus is on fluency, comprehension and enjoyment. Good quality phonics teaching allows the child to be secure in the skills of word recognition and decoding which allows children to read fluently. We are ambitious for our pupils aiming for the Reception children to reach Phase 4, Year 1 children to reach Phase 5 and Year 2 children to move beyond the phonics scheme as soon as possible moving on to becoming age appropriate fluent readers. We believe that reading opens the door to learning and therefore it is vital that we as educators do everything we possibly can to ensure that EVERY child will learn to read. We are determined to teach every single child to read, regardless of their background, need or abilities. IMPLEMENTATION What do we teach? What does this look like? North Leigh School follows the systematic approach laid out in the validated Little Wandle Phonics Programme. In line with the School’s Policy and commitment to excellence in Phonics, each class in EYFS and Year 1 will be taught phonics as a discrete lesson every day and phonics teaching will be included as part of teaching and learning throughout other curriculum areas on a daily basis. In EYFS and Year 1, phonics is taught as a whole class for the first part of the lesson and then children split into differentiated groups for the remainder of the lesson. Children take part in small group Little Wandle reading lessons three times a week using the same book. On each occasion, children revisit the graphemes, tricky words and vocabulary they encounter and the sessions always follow the same sequence, practicing skills: decoding, prosody and comprehension. Children identified as falling behind receive daily catch up sessions. In Year 2, phase five phonics is taught in daily whole class phonics sessions, reinforced through English and other curriculum lessons (new spelling patterns). The children complete the Little Wandle programme as appropriate and transition into a guided and / or whole class reading sessions. Interventions take place for those children who have been identified as not ‘keeping up’. Phonic skills will also continue to be taught in Key Stage 2 to support those children who do not yet have the phonic knowledge and skills they need. In addition to this phonics continues to be taught throughout KS2 as new spelling patterns are introduced, building on previous learning with reference to ‘Grow the Code’ phonics friezes which are displayed in each classroom. Coloured reading bands continue to be used into Lower KS2 to support children with their reading choices that match their ability. Additionally, these children identified as working below the expected standard in reading follow the Little Wandle Rapid Catch up and the Nessy programme in class. Age Related Expectations for the end of the school year: By the end of EYFS children should:
Regular Phonics Monitoring is carried out by the Phonics Lead. As part of their CPD all staff have revisited Little Wandle training and videos since the scheme has been introduced to support their teaching and confidence in delivery. Phonics is a vital step in learning to read and is taught alongside a quality Literacy curriculum which includes exciting and thought provoking books, teaching that includes drama and role play, opportunities for children to choose and enjoy a wide range of books and an inviting book area in every classroom. IMPACT What will this look like?
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North Leigh C of E Primary School
Park Road North Leigh Witney OX29 6SS 01993 881525 email office.3128@north-leigh.oxon.sch.uk |