Phonics

'Reading is a passport to countless adventures.'

Mary Pope Osborne

'I have learnt lots of sounds and I can blend' - Elijah

Since September 2021 we have been using the government validated systematic synthetic phonics programme (SSP) called ‘Little Wandle: Letters & Sounds Revised’. The programme is designed to teach children to read from Reception to Year 2, using the skill of decoding and blending sounds together to form words. “The Little Wandle programme provides a full progression through all commonly occurring GPCs* (sounds), working from simple to more complex, and taking into account the frequency of their occurrence in the most commonly encountered words.”

Please access the Little Wandle website (link below) to find more information. The 'For parents' section provides videos of how to pronounce the Phase 2 and Phase 3 sounds and how we teach the reading of words.

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/my-letters-and-sounds/

Intent

Reading is an essential life skill. At Princes Risborough Primary School, we aim to ensure that every child is confident with reading fluency and comprehension in order to successfully access their next year group/key stage and beyond. We develop a passion for reading to ensure a lifelong habit.

Phonics Curriculum Statement