Phonics

Phonics

Phonics is taught daily in Nursery, Reception and Key Stage 1 and as an intervention in Key Stage 2. Phonics is delivered to Nursery and Reception from the very first day of school. The whole school shows fidelity to the Sounds Discovery scheme with sounds introduced using a multisensory approach, enabling children to become fluent readers. Regular revision of sounds and spelling patterns takes place throughout all year groups.

Year 1 children sit the phonics screening check in the Summer Term. This is a light touch assessment to confirm whether individual children have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. Children are presented with 40 decodable words to read. There is a mixture of real and nonsense words.

Advice and guidance on Phonics Screening Test