Our Curriculum
Phonics: Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised
We believe that all our children can become fluent readers and writers. This is why we
teach reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, which is a
systematic and synthetic phonics programme. We start teaching phonics in
Reception and follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised progression,
which ensures children build on their growing knowledge of the alphabetic code,
mastering phonics to read and spell as they move through school.
English Reading
We value reading as a crucial life skill. The teaching of reading is at the very core of
our curriculum. It is our intention to ensure that by the end of their primary
education, our pupils can read fluently and with confidence, enabling them to access
all areas of the curriculum and the wider world.
We are committed to providing a broad and diverse range of texts and books from
across the curriculum which are rich in vocabulary. The sharing of stories is central to
our provision throughout the school, so children enjoy both reading and being read
to as part of our daily timetable.
English Writing
It is our intent to provide high-quality learning experiences to develop pupils’
competence in both transcription (spelling and handwriting) and composition
(articulating ideas and structuring them in speech and writing). Pupils learn how to
plan, revise and evaluate their writing effectively. They will be able to write down
their ideas fluently, spelling words quickly and accurately by knowing the
relationship between sounds and letters in words. The development of pupils’
composition skills will ensure they can form, articulate and communicate ideas,
organise them coherently, show an awareness of the audience, purpose and context,
and demonstrate an increasingly wide knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. We
aim to encourage pupils to develop fluent, legible and, eventually, speedy
handwriting.
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