At Newbald Primary School we follow the Read Write Inc. phonics programme.

Phonics is for children in Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 who are learning to read. It is also used beyond KS1 for children who may need extra support.

In our Read Write Inc. lessons we teach children to speedily read sounds and practise reading and spelling words containing these sounds.

Children read books that match their phonic knowledge. We believe success breeds success, therefore our children read decodable books that contain sounds and words they can read. This matches the National Curriculum.

Alongside reading we also teach the children to spell the words they have been reading. They develop their ideas into sentences so that they can write about the storybooks they read. These skills can then be applied to children’s writing across other areas of the curriculum.

Our aim for our children to become independent readers who can then choose their own books to read and develop their love of reading

Newbald Primary School Aims for Reading

At Newbald Primary school, we intend that:

• All children know all phonics sounds by the end of Year 1 - There is no alternative to phonics. - All children make rapid catch up if needed
• All children to become confident, fluent readers and develop an enjoyment & love for reading.
• All children to be exposed to a wide vocabulary & have a deep understanding of texts that they read including knowledge of inference, prediction & retrieval.
• All children to read a variety of genres fiction, non-fiction & poetry that also expands the children’s wider curriculum knowledge

To find out more about reading at Newbald Primary School Please use the links below