Literacy is a Specific area within the EYFS Curriculum.

Literacy in Reception

Jolly Phonics Sound, action and song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCMvsQho4ZE Order enables word building.

The pronunciation of sounds in a pure way is essential. Jolly Phonics The pronunciation of sounds in a pure way is essential. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwJx1NSineE Tami Reis Frankfort – youtube.com Jolly Phonics App - free

Oxford Reading Tree Books changed daily Focus on character recognition How to hold a book and turn the pages Key words – action words to support recognition and writing Take home cards Blending and decoding Comprehension

Literacy Lessons Focus group will complete writing activity with support from teacher or teaching assistant Free choice activities will be linked to weekly theme and subject/letter sound, for example Role play area Puppet theatre Cutting & sticking Jigsaws Interactive whiteboard eg Education City Book corner

Literacy Daily We share: ‘Big Books’ Video clips To stimulate interest, share thoughts and ideas with ‘talk partner’’ For the topic of Traditional Tales we will read The Little Red Hen, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs.

Literacy Use ideas and model writing to: retell a story write a description write a list write an invitation write a letter