Phonics
Vision
At our school, we are passionate about making phonics fun, engaging, and meaningful. When children enjoy learning to read, they develop not only strong literacy skills but also a genuine pleasure in reading for its own sake. Through phonics and shared reading experiences, children discover the joy of stories, imagination, and language.
By fostering both skill and enjoyment, we give every child the confidence to become a fluent, enthusiastic, and lifelong reader.
Ms Ball and Miss Bird
Little Wandle
We use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds as our phonics programme.
“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.”
The scheme uses the latest research into how children learn best; how to ensure learning stays in children’s long term memory and how best to enable children to apply their learning to become highly competent readers. We follow the programme through Reception, Year 1 and Year 2, with children able to have extra support as needed. We want our children to become fluent and competent readers, able to read a range of texts and to be able to develop a love of reading and stories.
Little Wandle Videos
The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting their reading at home.
Learning Journey
Gallery
| Foundation Stage | Year 1 | Year 2 |