Whole School Phonics and Reading

At Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School we teach phonic and early reading skills through a scheme called Read Write Inc. 

We aim to develop reading to provide our pupils with life skills whilst also promoting reading for pleasure and enjoyment. We strongly believe that reading opens many doors for our children. It helps to improve their language and vocabulary, stimulates their imagination and gives them the opportunity to gain new experiences. Therefore, it is our aim to create confident, independent readers who develop good learning skills and a range of interests. Reading for pleasure contributes to educational success and we focus on equipping our children with the necessary skills, as well as developing a lifelong love of reading.

Learning to read is the most important thing your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends on it, so we put as much energy as we possibly can into making sure that every single child learns to read as quickly as possible.

We want your child to love reading – and to want to read for themselves. This is why we put our efforts into making sure they develop a love of books as well as simply learning to read.

The children:

• learn 44 sounds and the corresponding letters/letter groups using simple picture prompts
• learn to read words using ‘Fred talk’ and sound blending
• read from a range of storybooks and non-fictions books matched to their phonic knowledge
• work well with partners
• develop comprehension skills in stories by answering ‘Fastest Finger’ and ‘Have a think’ discussion questions.

Please click the links below for more information on the Read Write Inc. scheme:

• Support for Reading at home with Read Write Inc Booklet 1
• Support for Reading at home with Read Write Inc Booklet 2
• Parent guide to Read Write Inc. Phonics - Oxford Owl