Phonics and Reading
The Curriculum Co-Ordinator for Phonics is Miss Wilson
Phonics is an important part of our curriculum. As a School, we follow Little Wandle Letters and Sounds, which is a revised and approved programme of study by the DFE. In Key Stage One, Phonics is taught in daily sessions and imbedded into every lesson through their reading and writing skills. In Key Stage Two, Phonics is taught in small intervention groups, where applicable.
Phonics
Phonics has been identified as a basic skill that has been affected by COVID-19 and the closures in School.Phonics catch up is used in most year groups through IEP’s and Wave 2 interventions.Phonics is also a key subject with the current HLTA, who is carrying out COVID catch up sessions daily, with children from Years 2 to 6.
| YEAR GROUP | AUTUMN | SPRING | SUMMER |
| EYFS | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | Phase 4 |
| YEAR 1 | Phase 3 and 4 review Phase 5 | Phase 5 | Phase 5 |
YEAR 2 |
Phase 5 review Phase 6 | Phase 6 | Phase 6 |
YEAR 3 |
Phases 3-6(Interventions) | Phases 3-6(Interventions) | Phases 3-6(Interventions) |
The Curriculum Co-Ordinators for reading are Miss Ellison and Miss Wilson
Reading is an important part of our curriculum and we ensure that children are given the opportunity to develop key skills in Reading on a regular basis. As a school, we follow the National Curriculum Programme of Study as well as the Lancashire Programme of Study. The key skills studied include word reading and reading: comprehension. In Key Stage One, Reading and Phonics is taught during daily sessions. In Key Stage Two, Reading Skills are taught at least 2-3 times a week for a minimum of 20 minutes a session. We use Oxford Reading Tree , Rising stars and Collins Big Cat Reading schemes
| YEAR GROUP | AUTUMN | SPRING | SUMMER |
YEAR 4 |
Non-Fiction – Biography ‘Space ExplorersFiction – Christophe’s Story (Wordsmith)Fiction – Spooky Stories (Wordsmith)Poetry – Creating Images (Wordsmith) | Fiction – Spiderwick Chronicles(Wordsmith)Poetry – Exploring Poetic Form (Wordsmith)Non-Fiction – Newspaper WritingWord Detectives (Wordsmith) | Non-Fiction – Shang Dynasty – Non-chronological reports(Wordsmith)Fiction – The Iron Man (Wordsmith)Non-Fiction – ‘The Grand Tour’ - Virtual Tours (Wordsmith)Poetry – Exploring Poetic Language (Wordsmith) |
YEAR 5 |
Poetry Unit – Poets’ Voices (Wordsmith)Fiction – Friend or FoeNarrative (Wordsmith)Non-Fiction – Animals on the Move - Chronological report (Wordsmith)Live Unit – Ultimate Rap – Composing and performing raps (Wordsmith) | Poetry – Tell Me A Story – Autobiographical Narrative (Wordsmith)Fiction – Oranges in No Man’s Land (Wordsmith) – NarrativeWord Detectives (Wordsmith)Non-Fiction – The Museum of Fun – Presenting adverts (Wordsmith) | Poetry – Compare and Perform- Narrative poem (Wordsmith)Fiction – Greek Myths (Wordsmith) Writing own mythsNon-Fiction – Ultimate Explorers (Wordsmith) – persuasive advertLive Unit – Pitch It! (Wordsmith) |
YEAR 6 |
Non-Fiction – Pompeii (Wordsmith) Diary entry, newspaper report, narrativePoetry – World War PoetryFiction – The Iron Woman – Interview TranscriptFiction – Scrooge – Play scriptLive Unit – letters of complaint | Fiction – Funny, Frightening, Fantastic (Wordsmith) NarrativeFiction – The HobbitNarrative, diary entry, play scriptNon-Fiction – Inventions (Wordsmith) Newspaper reportLive Unit – The Great DebatePersuasive writing | Poetry – The JabberwockyFiction – Harry PotterLetter writing, narrative, recipeNon-Fiction – What is Blood For? (Wordsmith) Non-Chronological report |
Key Stage 1 – Reading skills are embedded during English and Phonics lessons, including whole class or group guided reading sessions.
Key Stage 2 – Reading skills is taught as a stand-alone lesson at least three times a week in each class.
