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Phonics

Phonics Statement of Intent

Children are initially taught to spell using their phonic knowledge. In Nursery, all children begin Phase 1 in Letters and Sounds and progress through the sequence until the term before they move to full time school where they are taught phonics through Read Write Inc.

PHONICS SCREENING CHECK
The National phonics screening check is a statutory assessment that was introduced in 2012 to all Year 1 pupils and is a quick and easy check of a child’s phonic knowledge. All year 1 pupils (with the possible exception) will take the phonics screening check in June each year.
The screening check, which comprises of 20 real words and 20 nonsense words, identifies children who have phonic decoding skills below the level expected for the end of year 1 and who therefore may need additional help. Children that are working towards the current age related pass mark of 32/40 will be required to re‐take the assessment in year 2.
There is a large emphasis on the phonics check in year 1. In addition to daily phonic sessions and to ensure that children are prepared for the check, we provide;

  • a half termly mock phonic check to show how many words each child can read, which children are on track to pass, key sounds that children are struggling with and identified individuals/groups that need additional support
  • afternoon interventions; planned by the year 1 teacher and led by a TA to raise the attainment of key groups e.g. the first targeted group will be children who are just working below age related expectations
  • regular information to parents e.g. phonics check leaflet, home activities etc
  • tight tracking by the KS1 leader/phonics lead to ensure that all of the above is in place and an impact is being made through smart action planning

Children who still require quality first phonics in KS2 do so in small groups with support from a teaching assistant.

Implementation

Phonics at South Hiendley Primary School follows systematic approach, which is bespoke to our children and consistency is key. Teachers and leaders have attended Read, Write Inc Training and use the same structure when delivering sessions in all phase groups. This allows our phonics teaching and learning to be progressive from Nursery up to Year 2 as well as allowing children’s listening and speaking skills to develop.

Phonics is taught through differentiated group teaching, depending on children’s prior Phonics knowledge, and looking at where individuals need challenge or support. Where children require extra intervention, this is provided.

There are six phases within the Letters and Sounds programme: –

  • Phase 1 – Activities are divided into seven aspects. Environmental Sounds, Instrumental Sounds, Body Sounds, Rhythm and Rhyme, Alliteration, Voice Sounds and finally Oral Blending and Segmenting.
  • Phase 2 – Learning 19 letters of the alphabet and one sound for each. Blending sounds together to make words. Segmenting sounds into their separate sounds. Beginning to read simple captions.
  • Phase 3 – The remaining 7 letters of the alphabet, one sound for each. Graphemes such as “ch”, “oo” and “th” representing the remaining phonemes not covered by single letters. Reading captions, sentences and questions. On completion of this phase, children will have learnt the “simple code”, i.e. one grapheme for each phoneme in the English language.
  • Phase 4 – No new grapheme-phoneme correspondences are taught in this phase. Children learn to blend and segment longer words with adjacent consonants, e.g. swim, clap, jump.
  • Phase 5 – Now we move on to the “complex code”. Children learn more graphemes for the phonemes which they already know, plus different ways of pronouncing the graphemes they already know.
  • Phase 6 – Working on spelling, including prefixes and suffixes, doubling and dropping letters etc.

Right from their first day at South Hiendley Primary School, children are provided with lots of opportunities to engage with books that fire their imagination and interest, motivating and exciting them to learn.

Impact

Through using this creative and bespoke approach children have the fundamentals required to:

  • Decode letter-sound correspondences quickly and effortlessly, using their phonic knowledge and skills
  • Read common exception words on sight
  • Understand what they read
  • Read aloud with fluency and expression
  • Write confidently, with a strong focus on vocabulary and grammar
  • Spell quickly and easily by segmenting the sounds in words
  • Acquire good handwriting

Progression Grid

Reading Level Expectations Download Icon Progress Expectations Download Icon
Phonics Bloom Reading Games Parent Guide to Read Write Inc Phonics Oxford Owl
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