Horwich Parish CE Primary SchoolPhonics
At Horwich Parish CE School we follow Floppy’s Phonics, a systematic synthetic phonics teaching programme for early reading and writing. We use the interactive phonics lessons and activities to teach children the sounds in words and the code (letters) used to represent them. Children in Reception and Key Stage 1 will take part in a daily phonics lesson. Each lesson begins by rapidly revisiting previously taught sounds and codes before being taught the next new sound. The children practice reading and writing the sounds/codes that they know, using Floppy's phonics worksheets and reading books. The skill of blending is taught for reading and segmenting for spelling. More information can be found about these skills in the downloads area below.
All children in the early stages of reading will be only be sent home with books containing sounds/codes that they have covered in class, so that they can confidently apply what they have been taught. We encourage parents and guardians to engage with reading at home, not just listening to their child but also sharing stories e.g. at bedtime. We want children to enjoy reading and promote a love of books!