Together we can!
At Innsworth Infant School we recognise the importance of learning to read and its impact on a child’s future learning. We expect all children to develop the variety of skills needed to be a fluent reader.
All our staff have a secure understanding of children’s stages of development when learning to read and this allows us to support children to develop skills as an individual.
All our children read every day to make sure they have plenty of opportunities to practice the skills they need to learn to develop. In addition to this, children have opportunities within school to read alongside members of staff on a 1:1 basis.
Sometimes, children need additional support with specific aspects of learning to read. We offer a range of strategies to help including small group or individual provision for phonic acquisition, using RWI Fast Track intervention, opportunities to practice reading, targeted precision teaching and games to develop phonological awareness. We ensure these children are supported to keep up and make progress.
We have a Reading Pledge based on research showing the impact of spending 20 minutes a day focused on Reading activities. Parents have signed up to our pledge, committing to spending 10 minutes a day at home on Reading. As a school we have committed to spending 10 minutes a day reading in class.
Phonic Provision
We understand the need for a systematic approach to phonic knowledge acquisition. We use RWI as our scheme, allowing a structured approach which all staff have been trained to implement.
We organise this in small and focused groups allowing us to meet the needs of individual children.
This is also supported with Reading books linked to the sounds the children have learnt so they can practise and reinforce their knowledge and skills for blending to read.
Information about RWI for parents
Reading books
We know that Reading requires a range of skills which weave together to make a successful reader. We offer children a range of reading books to take home which will support the acquisition of skills appropriate to their stage of reading. This process is regularly assessed to ensure progress and appropriate provision for each child.
Children and parents are encouraged to read regularly at home to practise the skills they have been taught in school. We use our ‘Stay and Read’ sessions to support parents with different aspects of reading with children at home
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Phonic Screening Check
During the summer term all Year One pupils will take the phonic screening check this is a statutory check of a child's understanding of phonics for Year One pupils. The check combines a mixture of real and pseudo (nonsense) words which the children have to decode (read). The check takes place at the end of Year One. An example of the check published by the Department for Education can be found below:
Any children that have not made expected progress in phonics will be supported in Year Two to develop their phonic skills.
