To help our children develop a love of reading and to support their confidence and fluency from an early age, we introduce phonics teaching at the very start of their learning journey with us. 

We follow a successful and respected programme, Read Write Inc, which has been developed to ‘teach every child to read and write – and to keep them reading. No exceptions.’ 

Children begin by learning one way to read the 40+ sounds and blend these sounds into words, then learn to read the same sounds with alternative letters.  They experience success from the very beginning. Exciting phonic books are closely matched to their knowledge of phonics and ‘tricky’ words and, as children re-read the stories, their fluency increases.  Along with a thought-provoking introduction, prompts for thinking out loud and discussion, children are helped to read with a storyteller’s voice. 

This immersive and systematic approach to teaching children to read sparks their love for stories and gives them the confidence to read any book they want.

Useful Links

The Phonics Screening Check https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/l5ElZt1e/x0rKFICZ

How to say the sounds https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/GGcEaURy/Dgfhz5Nu

Revision - Set 2 & 3 sounds

Practicing the sounds at home with your children will help them recognise the sounds in words and read with accuracy and fluency. Choose a video and encourage your child to join in with the teacher.  
Set 2

Sounds ay ee igh 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/yoS6xq4T/eT5qntm8

Sounds ow oo oo 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/w4Mm2Z1J/CAfBNUPf

Sounds ar or air

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/fkSH27W4/X1oYEB9s

Sounds ir ou oy 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/fd2ftCpa/YNyeLpFu

Set 3

Sounds ea oi a-e

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/EIe4dafL/XYIblOi7

Sounds i-e o-e u-e

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/9MatUL1C/fRiBn4vJ

Sounds aw are ur 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/vX5BEFQx/c7ccPW5x

Sounds er ow ai

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/vZOUUf8B/GTYJxDTo

Sounds oa ew ire 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/1zEQPyOJ/gjyT1X8M

Sounds ear ure 

https://schools.ruthmiskin.com/training/view/5jMc72Ra/W00arPBV

Phonics Games

Playing phonics games with your child is a great way to practice the sounds at home.  Here are a few ideas of games you could play which are easy and fun to set up at home.