APPLETON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL
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Early Reading:
Information and a Parent Workshop

We aim for our children to be enthusiastic readers who are able to:
  • Perceive reading as a pleasurable and enjoyable activity
  • Use reading to support other learning
  • Perceive reading as a purposeful, lifelong skill
  • Use a range of reading strategies to help them with unfamiliar texts, enabling them to become independent readers
  • Become knowledgeable about authors, illustrators, different genres and styles
We have a wealth of children’s literature in school, ranging from poetry, classic and modern fiction, picture books and non-fiction texts. In addition to these we have structured reading scheme books, big books, stories on CD and the IWB and a range of resources to support reading.

The children will learn how books work and be able to differentiate between print and pictures. They will be encouraged to retell stories and to begin to use appropriate story language. Pre-reading skills will be built on. These will help children to match patterns, follow sequences, build up both visual and auditory memory and use picture clues to infer meaning. Children will be encouraged to share their own favourite books and explain why they like them. From Foundation Stage they will begin to identify non-fiction text and use it to support their learning.

Phonic Skills
At Appleton School the children will follow a systematic approach to teaching phonic skills. We use ‘Read Write Inc’. This is supplemented by other phonic schemes and activities. The programme of work teaches children to develop a knowledge of letter sounds, how to blend sounds, how to write sounds, how to recognise different graphic representations, and build and decode words. Children will also begin to recognise key sight vocabulary often known as ‘tricky’ or ‘red’ words. This includes words such as ‘said’ which cannot be sounded out.

How you can help
Supporting your child with early reading at home is not only useful but also a fantastic way to spend time with your child. However, techniques have changed since many parents learned to read, and we appreciate that you might be feeling nervous about how to help your child. So we have put together some resources which should help you to feel more confident in how to help your child learn to read and will also give you more knowledge about phonics and early reading.
This is a video by Mr Gidlow, our FS teacher, about early reading.
 This is a video by Mrs James about our phonic scheme, Read Write Inc. and a downloadable information PowerPoint file.
Read Write Inc
This is a PowerPoint presentation by Miss Leggett, about the year 1 phonics screening check, which takes place in the summer of year 1.
Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
We hope that you find these resources useful. If you have any questions about early reading, phonics or the phonic screening check, please contact your class teacher.

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01865 862794 - Phone
Appleton C of E Primary School
Church Road
​Appleton
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX13 5JL
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  • Our School
    • Head's Welcome
    • Vision and Values
    • Growth Mindset
    • Collective Worship
    • Staff
    • Governors
    • Job Vacancies
  • Classes
    • Cherwell (Foundation)
    • Evenlode (Year 1)
    • Cole (Year 2)
    • Windrush (Year 3)
    • Glyme (Year 4)
    • Ock (Year 5)
    • Thames (Year 6)
  • Information
    • School >
      • Policies >
        • Safeguarding
        • Learning
        • Health & Wellbeing
        • Behaviour
        • PE and Sport
        • Administrative
      • Financial Information
      • SEND
      • Pupil Premium Report
      • SATS Results
      • Performance Tables
      • OFSTED
      • SIAMS
      • P.E and Sport Premium
    • Pupils >
      • School Council
    • Wrap Around Care
    • Parents >
      • Early Reading
      • E-Safety
      • Uniforms
      • School Lunches
      • Term Dates
      • Times of the School Day
      • Child Absence
      • Emergency School Closure
      • Friends of Appleton School
      • Curriculum Information
      • Extra-Curricular
      • Home School Link
      • Home School Agreement
      • Homework
      • Weekly Update
      • Learning Materials
  • Covid 19 inc Remote Learning
  • Calendar
  • Contact
  • Admissions