Phonics and early reading
Reading is an essential part of our curriculum at Wickersley Northfield Primary and our aspiration is for every child to be able to read fluently and enjoy reading.
From the very outset, we place huge emphasis on ensuring every child masters the early reading skills and is able to decode fluently through the systematic teaching of our Little Wandle phonics programme. Children with effective phonics, word reading and comprehension skills will then go on to become fluent readers.
We aim to provide a wide range of reading experiences and opportunities for children to explore a wealth of different books and develop a love for reading throughout.
Phonics at Wickersley Northfield
We follow the Little Wandle accredited scheme for phonics at Wickersley Northfield. Information about this can be found by clicking here.
Click here to view an overview of the Little Wandle phonics programme.
Click here to acccess videos, support and information for parents about the Little Wandle programme.
overview
The Little Wandle scheme is split into 6 phases:
- Phase 1 is introduced in F1 through Foundations for Phonics
- Phases 2, 3 and 4 are introduced in Foundation Stage (F2)
- Phases 4 and 5 are introduced in Year 1
- Phase 6 is introduced in Year 2.
In EYFS and KS1, children are taught phonics daily.
KEY DEFINITIONS
- Phoneme: a sound as it is said
- Grapheme: a sound that is written
- Digraph: two letters that work togther to make the same sound
- Trigraph: three letters that work together to make the same sound
- Split digraph: two letters that work together to make the same sound, separated by another letter
