PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT EVENTS

Coming this year....

PHONICS WORKSHOPS

COME READ WITH ME SESSIONS

SHAKEY HEROES

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Hello, welcome to our very own phonics and early reading section. Take a look at what goes on in our wonderful little world of phonics and reading. We hope it gives you an insight into how and why we take so much pride in teaching our little ones to read and love books!

Intent 

Phonics is the basic foundation of the skill of reading. The magic happens when children first realise they can actually recognise a grapheme and read a word. This, coupled with creating a love of books within children is the perfect blend of skill and enjoyment of being able to read. They are able to access an endless world of knowledge and escape into far away distant lands, meeting all kinds of wonderful characters. Shakespeare School strives to instil a love of books and the desire to read for enjoyment. We are determined to ensure that all children are equipped with the decoding and comprehension skills so that children are able and inspired to pick up a book, secure in the knowledge that they will be able to read effortlessly and become immersed in the text.

• Our school’s phonics scheme, Read Write Inc, matches or exceeds the National Curriculum and ELGs.
• It is expected that the majority of children will have completed the phonics scheme by Christmas in Year 2.
• Children’s home reading books match the RWI phonics scheme directly. Children take home a copy of their school RWI book, a linked book bag book and in Year 2 children also take home a correlated ORT book.
• It is expected that the percentage of children reaching the expected standard in the Year 1 phonics check will be above or in line with the national data.

Implementation

• The assessment of pupils’ phonics progress is sufficiently frequent and detailed to identify any pupil who is falling behind the programme’s pace, so that targeted support can be given immediately  
• The school has developed sufficient expertise in the teaching of phonics and reading that ensures consistency from one year to the next.
• Reading, including the teaching of systematic, synthetic phonics, is taught from the beginning of Reception through Read Write Inc.
• Teachers give pupils sufficient practice in reading and re-reading books that match the grapheme-phoneme correspondences they know, both at school and at home.
• Reading fluency and comprehension are taught using the RWI storybooks in RWI lessons.
• EYFS and KS1 staff deliver high quality, engaging story time sessions daily to develop comprehension skills and to develop children’s love of books and reading. Comprehension is taught using ‘The Pawsome Gang’ (reading dogs) programme.
• A welcome meeting is organised for new Reception class families towards the end of the first half term to demonstrate how we teach the children to read, and suggest how families can help at home.
• In the Spring term Phonics workshops are held for EYFS and Year 1 children and their families to involve families in their children’s learning and enjoy learning together. Families also get ideas for activities to do at home should they so wish.
• Whole class ‘Phonics Blast’ sessions are to be included in the daily timetable from EYFS onwards as from Jan 2023.
• High quality, engaging texts for each age group are used as the basis for daily English lessons in EYFS and KS1.
• Shakey Heroes bags and competition to encourage males in families to be involved in children’s learning at home in a fun and active way. The bags include a story book, a poem, a phonic activity and a sports activity.
• Phonics workshops delivered to parents leading up to Y1 phonic check and Y2 retake. Resources produced and given to parents to help them support their children at home.
• Come Read With Me sessions are held in Year 1 from the beginning of the school year and EYFS in the summer term. Year 2 also hold these sessions. Parents come into school once a week to share books with their children and they choose a book from the school library to take home.

Impact

Phonic Check 2022

There are 60 children in the present Year 1 cohort. 30 boys and 30 girls. Two did not take the test (one not eligible, one on holiday). The pass mark for the test was 32/40. Children who achieved a score of 32 or more met the expected standard for phonics in Year 1.

2020 and 2021 comparison

Year 2 re-take

17 to test- 15 took the test (2abs -1 emergency trip to USA, 1 holiday)

See below our 'sticky knowledge' maps for Early Reading and Phonics.

Reading Comprehension

FAMILY FUN WITH PHONICS FEEDBACK 

"Great session! So useful!" 

"Really enjoyed the session. It helped me understand more of the phonics to help my daughter."

"It was lovely to be back in school and we both really enjoyed it. Thank you for organising." 

FAMILY FUN WITH PHONICS FEEDBACK 

" Lovely morning watching all the children having fun whilst learning... Taken some great ideas for home learning! Here's to more 'in school' fun activities!"

"All the games were really imaginative but simple enough to replicate at home... Really enjoyed coming in to see my daughter."

"The session was very interesting and it was good to see how the children learn in school. Thank you."

"In such a short time I learned a lot. Thank you. Hopefully more to come and thank you Miss Hayton for your time."