Phonics
Read Write Inc.
Learning to read is the most important skill your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends on it, so we put as much energy as we possibly can into making sure that every single child learns to read as quickly as possible.
We want your child to love reading – and to want to read for themselves. This is why we put our efforts into making sure they develop a love of books as well as simply learning to read.
How long will it take to learn to read well?
By the end of Year 2, your child should be able to read aloud books that are at the right level for his or her age.
In Year 3 we concentrate more on helping children to understand what they are reading, although this work begins very early on. This happens when the teacher reads to the children and also when the children read their own story book.
How will I know how well my child is doing?
We will always let you know how your child is doing.
We use various ways to find out how the children are progressing in reading. We use the information to decide what reading group they should be in. Your child will work with children who are at the same reading level as them. Children will move to a different group if they are making faster progress than the others. Your child will have one-to-one support if we think they require this.
In the summer term, the government asks us to do a phonics check of all the Year 1 children. This gives us extra information about their progress. We will talk to you about how well your child has done, and especially if we have any worries at all. Children will re-take this Phonics check in Year 2 if they do not meet the government standard.
How long will it take to learn to read well?
By the end of Year 2, your child should be able to read aloud books that are at the right level for their age. In Key Stage 2, we concentrate more on helping children to understand what they are reading, although this work begins very early on. This happens when the teacher reads to the children and also when the children read their own story book.
Phonics teaching
All the staff have been trained to teach reading in the way we do it at Morice Town. We believe that it is very important that all the Teachers and Teaching Assistants work in the same way, to ensure consistency.