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Phonics

At The Oaks, we believe that all our children can become fluent readers and writers. This is why we teach children to read through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, which is a rigorous and consistent systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programme. Research has proven that teaching phonics is the best way to teach children to read, and reading is fundamental to a child's ability to be successful across all areas of school life and beyond. 

 

We start teaching phonics in Nursery and follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised progression, which ensures children build on their growing knowledge of the alphabetic code, mastering phonics to read and spell as they move through school. As a result, our children are able to tackle unfamiliar words as they read. At The Oaks, we also model the application of the alphabetic code through phonics in shared reading and writing, both inside and outside of the phonics lesson and across the curriculum. We have a strong focus on language development for our children because we know that speaking and listening are crucial skills for reading and writing in all subjects.

 

Children are taught phonics lessons as a class every day. Through careful daily and summative assessment, children are identified for additional phonics support if necessary to ensure progress, with the aim of no child falling behind and every child becoming a successful reader. Teaching phonics with fidelity to our chosen programme ensures learning stays in children’s long term memory and enables children to apply their learning to become competent readers and writers. 

 

For more information, take a look at our Phonics and Early Reading Policy.

Parents:

There are a number of very helpful videos and resources created by Little Wandle which help to explain how phonics is taught in school as well as helpful tips for home; here is a link to take a look.

 

Have a look at our How to Help Your Child section of our website, where you will find a copy of a presentation for parents as well as some helpful handouts.

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