As children move into Reception they continue to build upon the listening activities and are introduced to Phase 2 which marks the start of systematic phonic work.

Progress is tracked at the end of each term. Children in Nursery begin with Phase 1 which provides a range of listening activities through play, to develop their listening skills.However as we have hearing impaired pupils in all out year groups teaching can incorporate elements from other phonic programmes, for example we may use some of the Jolly Phonics actions to support the learning of our Hearing Impaired children.Ī very small minority of children with an additional need might not learn using phonics and some of these children may be taught using queued articulation to support speech sound production and phonic development, others might be learning to read by sight and through the repletion and overlearning of key vocabulary. We follow the Letters and Sound programme providing a synthetic approach to the teaching of phonics. Teaching is organised in groups that are differentiated, according to children’s phonic awareness and development and this organisation is supported by rigorous assessment. Phonics is taught in a sequential programme of daily lessons across Early Years and Key Stage 1, it is also taught in Key Stage 2 if children have gaps in their phonic knowledge. Regular assessments of reading enable teachers to support children at individual levels on the reading journey. We encourage home/school partnerships by sending new books home regularly with a reading record, where parents are welcomed to record any messages about reading with their children. We encourage reading for pleasure which helps children to develop lifelong skills. Thus we give reading the prominence that it deserves, not only by teaching reading skills but also how reading us used across the curriculum.

We recognise the importance of reading as a key to unlocking the curriculum because reading skills will enable children to follow their own interests, carry out research and delve deeper into subject knowledge. Reading IntentĪt Durham Gilesgate Primary School, our intention is that children learn to read from an early age, that they develop confidence, fluency and understanding across a range of genre and that they develop an enjoyment for reading. It is our aim for all children to join secondary school with the skills and knowledge that they need to access the Key Stage 3 curriculum. Our main aim is to ensure that every single child makes good progress in the three areas of reading, writing, and speaking and listening. At Durham Gilesgate Primary School we see English as the foundation of our curriculum.

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