At Crossley Street Primary School, we teach Phonics through a scheme called Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised. This is a complete systematic synthetic phonics programme (SSP) developed for schools by schools. It is based on the original Letters and Sounds, but has been extensively revised to provide a complete teaching programme that meets all the expectations of the National Curriculum.

 

Phonics is taught daily for children working at Phases 1 - 5, and from Phase 2, these children have an additional 3 reading practise sessions per week, to help build fluency in decoding.

 

Here is the link to the 'For Parents' section of the Little Wandle website. 

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

 

The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their phonemes (sounds) and writing their graphemes (letters). There are also useful videos so you can see how your child is taught at school, to be able to confidently support their reading at home. 

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Phonics Screening Check

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The phonics screening check is taken individually by all children in Year 1. It is a nationally required assessment which takes place in June.

It is designed to give teachers and parents information on how your child is progressing in phonics. It will help to identify whether your child needs additional support at this stage so that they do not fall behind in this vital early reading skill.

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Here is a useful guide for Parents:​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​