Early Reading and Phonics
Curriculum Documents
Foundations for Phonics
Phonics in FS2/Reception
Phonics in Year 1
Rapid Catch Up
Reading at home
Although your child will be taught to read at school, you can have a huge impact on their reading journey by continuing their practice at home. There are two types of reading book that your child may bring home:
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A reading practice book. This will be at the correct phonic stage for your child. They should be able to read this fluently and independently.
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A recommended reading book. Your child will not be able to read this on their own. This book is for you both to read and enjoy together.
Reading Spine Rationale
This reading spine is intended to offer our children a core bank of texts that ensures they experience a range of high-quality texts and authors during their time at school. We have identified a selection of quality core texts for each year group for each topic taught. The texts are made up of a range of text types, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Teachers use these in a range of ways, as whole-class texts to share, during guided reading or whole-class reading lessons, as part of their literacy lessons and in connection with our topics. We have ensured that the texts we have chosen are engaging and encourage enjoyment of reading.
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