Read Write Inc - Phonics
“Read Write Inc. Phonics is a complete literacy programme, for 4 to 7 year-olds learning to read and write and for 7 and 8 year-olds needing to catch up quickly.”
All children on the program are assessed and grouped according to their reading ability. Below are the sounds that you can expect your child to be able to read, after a few weeks in the first colour band of each set.
Set 1 sounds Red Ditty books, Green books
m, a, s, d, t, i, n, p, g, o, c,
k, u, b, f, e, l, h, sh, r, j, v, y,
w, th, z, ch, qu, x, ng, nk
Set 2 sounds Purple, Pink and Orange books
ay, ee, igh, ow (blow), oo (zoo),
oo (book), or, ar, air, ir, ou, oy, y (fly)
y (party), wh, mb, wr, kn, ph
Set 3 sounds Yellow, Blue, Grey books
ea, oi, a-e, i-e, ai, o-e, ai, oa,
ue, aw, are, ur, er, ow (cow), ew, ire,
ear, ure, le, ue, au, ie, oe, e-e, ey, ould
Children are assessed every 6 weeks to ensure correct groupings and monitor progression. Practitioners will also discuss pupils progress continuously to support all learners; those who are ready to move before the 6 week asessment window and those who are strugling with certain sounds, blending etc. These children can be reassessed, trailed in a new group or put on a short term intervention where spesific issues can be adressed swiftly. We review the intervention lists as and when requaired and also inlight of the assessments. There are some children (often our SEND children) who are taught 1:1 or 1:2 to support thier specifc needs and learning style, if needed we can adapt the RWInc scheme to meet the childrens needs, these children are still assessed every 6 weeks.
As a school we have a consitent approach from reception up through KS1, and further if the children require the scaffolding and terminolgy to support both their reading and spelling. Terms such as Fred Fingers to count how many sounds are in a word (to support spelling), Fred Talk to sound out a word (to support reading) and the use of speed sound charts in all classrooms. All children are assessment and supported to achieve their full potentional in reading through following the RWInc scheme.
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