Literacy
Children in Reception and Key Stage 1 are taught phonics in small groups for a period of forty five minutes each day using the Read Write Ink programme (click for more information about this).
Phonics skills are practised throughout the day in other curriculum areas. in Key Stage 2 all children have daily Spelling, Grammar and punctuation lesson. We follow the "Read Write Inc" scheme of work for phonics. Grammar and spelling is revisited in writing lessons from year 1 onwards.
Over recent years, we have invested heavily in new reading books. These are coloured coded and children are able to choose from a range of different books and genre. Every child has a reading book to take home to read with their parents each night. Our youngest children have the Read Write Inc Book Bag Book which matches the sounds taught in school.