English Phonics and Reading statement
At Cop Lane Church of England Primary School, we follow the statutory guidance for the teaching of English, as set out in the National Curriculum 2014. We aim to develop the English skills children will need to equip them for everyday life in an ever changing society. We strive to create an engaging, language rich environment, where children can learn and develop skills in a purposeful manner, making strong links with other curriculum areas where appropriate.
Children in Reception work within the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework towards the Early Learning Goals. The children experience activities to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills through the seven areas of learning, including the prime area of Communication and Language and the supporting area of Literacy. The Communication and Language element encourages children to listen, respond and engage in activities with others and to express themselves effectively. Literacy encompasses reading and writing using their phonic knowledge to decode words and reading and writing simple sentences. Children in Reception follow a structured, synthetic phonics programme, ‘Supersonic Phonic Friends’, taught using multi-sensory, engaging activities and resources, both discretely and supported within continuous provision activities. We encourage reading for pleasure and our reading scheme for the Reception children includes a variety of phonically regular books, mainly from The Oxford Reading Tree and Big Cat Collins.
In Key Stage One and Two children experience a range of text genres aimed at broadening their knowledge of text types and engaging them in literature. Children are taught skills in speaking and listening, reading and writing encompassing phonic knowledge, drama, spelling, grammar, comprehension, composition and handwriting. Children in Key Stage One, and Key Stage Two if necessary, follow a structured, synthetic phonics programme, ‘Supersonic Phonic Friends’. They are taught using multi-sensory, engaging activities and resources, both discretely and within supported continuous provision activities if appropriate for the year group. We encourage reading for pleasure and teach reading through a variety of phonically regular books until children have reached a stage where they can develop further onto colour banded books, mainly from The Oxford Reading Tree and Big Cat Collins, but we have also invested in some ‘real books’ that are at an age appropriate reading level, developing to higher level challenging books. Children benefit from weekly planned guided reading sessions throughout school, using books appropriate for their phonic level, that are linked to themes in class wherever possible.
https://www.supersonicphonicfriends.co.uk/
