Phonics

At Whitefield Community Primary School we aim to provide high- quality phonic sessions to ensure that all children have the best opportunities provided to them in order for them to become competent and confident readers and writers. We aim to secure skills of word recognition and decoding which will enable children at our school to read fluently. We follow the Twinkl Phonics Scheme. Please see the information below for further guidance.

Ofsted said,

"Leaders have ensured that reading is prioritised across the school. Staff have recently accessed more training to help them support younger pupils with their reading. Children learn words and sounds as soon as they enter the Nursery class. Staff in the Reception and key stage 1 classes provide activities that help pupils practise and build their phonics knowledge. They select reading books that match the sounds that pupils know. Pupils are provided with extra support whenever required. This is helping them to build on their reading skills. Pupils said that they enjoy reading. Leaders have invested in an attractive school library where pupils are able to choose from a vast range of books. Older pupils build their comprehension skills through carefully chosen high-quality texts. Teachers read regularly to pupils. Pupils explained that this helps them understand how to read to an audience in an interesting way."