Please find relevant information and links to help you understand the importance of phonics and how it is taught at Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School.
At Cottesbrooke Infant and Nursery School we use the Ruth Miskin Read Write Inc. phonics programme.
Read Write Inc. Phonics is a whole-school approach to teaching literacy for children aged 4 to 9 that creates fluent readers, confident speakers and willing writers.
To help you understand better, we suggest you watch this short film:
What is Read Write Inc Phonics?
If your child is learning to read at school with Read Write Inc. Phonics, they will be at one of the following stages:
These are the Set 1 Speed Sounds written with one letter:
m a s d t i n p g o c k u b f e l h r j v y w z x
These are the sounds written with two letters (your child will call these ‘special friends’):
sh th ch qu ng nk ck
Check if your child can read these sounds. Make sure they say sounds like ‘mmm’, not letter names like ‘em’. Watch the Sound Pronunciation Guide video to help you.
Your child is learning to read words containing Set 1 Speed Sounds by sound blending. For example:
m-a-t mat
c-a-t cat
g-o-t got
f-i-sh fish
s-p-o-t spot
b-e-s-t best
s-p-l-a-sh splash
These are the Set 2 Speed Sounds:
ay ee igh ow (as in blow) oo (as in zoo)
oo (as in look) ar or air ir ou (as in out) oy
These are Set 3 Speed Sounds:
ea (as in tea)
oi (as in spoil)
a–e (as in cake)
i–e (as in smile)
o–e (as in home)
u–e (as in huge)
aw (as in yawn)
are (as in care)
ur (as in nurse)
er (as in letter)
ow (as in brown)
ai (as in snail)
oa (as in goat)
ew (as in chew)
ire (as in fire)
ear (as in hear)
ure (as in pure)
Check to see if your child can read these sounds.
Fred can only say the sounds in a word and needs your child to help him read the word. Fred will say the sounds and children will work out the word. For example, Fred will say the sounds c–a–t, and children will say the word cat. This is Fred Talk: sounding out the word.
To find out more information about Read Write inc. phonics visit: Oxford Owl - Read Write Inc. Phonics Information for parents
This year all children in Year 1 will take the Phonics Screening Check. Please see the PowerPoint below for more details on this.
Please find video links from the PowerPoint here:
What is the Phonics Screening Check? video
Please find website links from the PowerPoint here:
Oxford Owl - Phonics Screening Check Information
Read write Inc Phonics Information
If you have any questions about phonics please speak to your child's teacher.