Phonics
Thank you to everyone who came to the phonics information meeting. For those who couldn't make it, please find the presentation below. If you have any questions, please pop and see Mrs Faupel.
The Curriculum
At Crick Primary School we teach phonics using ‘Read Write Inc.’ The Read Write Inc. programme teaches children to decode with accuracy and confidence, as well as helping children to develop a love of reading. 
Phonics is taught daily in reception and key stage 1. During our phonics sessions at Crick, we teach the 44 common sounds in the English language and how to use these when blending sounds for reading (decoding) and segmenting sounds for spelling (encoding). Each sound has a rhyme or phrase to help children remember them and help them with their letter formation, these can be found here.
As their confidence in decoding develops, children are taught to comprehend what they have read through effective questioning. The Read Write Inc. scheme has 5 underlying principles that we use in our teaching sessions, the 5 P’s.
PACE –Children are all active and involved in a fun and creative way throughout.
PRAISE – teachers praise the children constantly using ‘Praise Phrases.’
PURPOSE – each activity has a very clear purpose linked to the sounds being taught.
PARTICIPATION – all children take part in the session through partner work and choral responses.
PASSION –We love teaching the sessions and this enthusiasm rubs off onto the children.
This short video is a brilliant demonstration of how to pronounce the sounds correctly: phonics pure sounds video (oxfordowl.co.uk)
As soon as the children have learned the first set of sounds and can verbally blend, they will bring home a sound blending book. The children then progress through the reading scheme, with regular assessments carried out in school to make sure they are reading the correct level.
Please find opposite some examples of green words, (words that can be segmented and blended) red words (words that cannot be segmented and blended) and nonsense words.
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
Children in Year 1 will take part in a phonics screening check in June.
The check is designed to give teachers information on how your child is progressing in phonics.
The Year 1 teacher carries out the screening check.
The pass mark is usually 32 words. Those who do not pass will complete a recheck next summer when they are in year 2 and will continue to receive support with their phonics knowledge.
The phonics screening check contains 40 words. They are divided into two sections of 20 words. Both sections contain a mixture of real words and pseudo-words (nonsense words which do not have a meaning).
The children will complete practice tests across the year and it will be treated like a normal class activity.
Please click on this link for more information.
