Phonics at Harestock
At Harestock we are passionate about ensuring that all of our children have access to the very best phonics provision so that they can be secure and confident readers.
We use The Little Wandle Systematic Synthetic Phonics Programme to plan, resource and teach early reading and writing skills. Little Wandle provides an evidence-based approach which gives consistency to the teaching of reading across the whole school.
All staff across the infants and juniors have regular training to ensure a high level of expertise so that every child is supported to learn to read.
Children are assessed at regular intervals to provide us with their individual next steps, and any gaps that need filling are addressed promptly. The books that children read in school and at home are matched to their phonic knowledge so that all children are able to apply their reading skills with confidence.
We are keen to offer parents and carers guidance with how to support your children at home through regular information meetings focused on the teaching of phonics and reading.
Parent & Carer workshops:
YR Autumn information meeting - 30th September at 9.00am
YR Spring information meeting - 27th January at 9.00am
Y1 Autumn information meeting - 22nd October at 9.00am
Y1 Phonics Check information meeting - TBC (Spring term)
We also provide parents and carers with access to online resources that will help you to support your children with saying their sounds and writing their letters. By clicking the link below you will find pronunciation videos for each of the sounds taught in YR, downloadable sound mats for YR and Y1, information to support letter formation as well as guidance on how we teach different elements of reading.
Use this link to access these resources:
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
