1. Reading and phonics

2. The Early Learning Goal for Reading Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others what they have read

3. Daily story book Handling books Understanding that print has meaning Talking about the pictures Talking about events, characters and settings Please leave it in the book bag and we will change most days when we have time.

4. Phonics Daily lessons

5. Letters and Sounds Phase 1-listening, differentiating between sounds, rhyme, alliteration, oral blending and segmenting Phase 2-alphabet sounds Phase 3-digraphs and trigraphs

6. Weekly reading book Practise every day to develop fluency
Weekly reading book Practise every day to develop fluency. Put a comment each day in the reading homework book

7. Book bands Lilac/grey – no words or repeating phrases for an adult to read Pink-Phase 2 sounds and words Red-Phase 3 sounds and words

8. Spelling words Most common words found when reading
Spelling words Most common words found when reading. After half term – 5 words per week We will check in class and send home results so you can keep practising.