1. Literacy is a Specific area within the EYFS Curriculum.

2. Literacy in Reception

3. Jolly Phonics
Sound, action and song.
Order enables word building.

4. The pronunciation of sounds in a pure way is essential.
Jolly Phonics
The pronunciation of sounds in a pure way is essential.
Tami Reis Frankfort – youtube.com
Jolly Phonics App - free

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

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