Phonics 

All the children in school have a 25 minute daily phonics lesson.  We use 'Twinkl Phonics' to scaffold the childrens' learning in phonics.

Handwriting 

Every week all the children have a handwriting lesson, this is often practical where the children are given the opportunity to practice their letter formation or cursive writing. We use a scheme called 'Penpals' to scaffold the childrens' development in handwriting. 

Reading

The children read with their teacher twice a week during their guided reading lesson, the session lasts between 20 and 30 minutes. The teacher plans focussed reading activities for every group during this session. We use 'Rigby Star', 'PM Starters' and 'Red Rockets' during these lessons. All the children have a home reading book too , we use a range of 'banded books'  for home reading. We also have a  school library that is used by range of children in school and every class have their own themed reading corner.