Phonics
Read, Write, Inc is the phonics scheme we use to teach reading and spelling in Early Years and Key Stage One. We have chosen Read, Write, Inc. because we want our children to learn to read as quickly as possible, and then read widely and become lifelong readers.
Our phonics programme ensures that we:
- Foster a love of reading and sharing stories, poems and rhymes to develop vocabulary and comprehension.
- Pupils have a secure, systematic, synthetic phonics programme taught throughout Reception and Key Stage One, with foundations in Nursery.
- Creates opportunities for children to read and reread books that match the phonics stage taught.
- Use effective use of assessment to quickly pick up children falling behind and giving targeted support.
Phonics at Longcot and Fernham
Read, Write, Inc. - Information for Parents and Carers
Support for Parents and Carers
Sound Charts and Mats
Read, Write, Inc. Glossary
Term | Definition |
Fred | Fred is a frog puppet we use in sessions. He can only speak in sounds. |
Fred talk | sounding out a word, saying each of the sounds before blending them together to say the word |
Fred fingers | ‘Pinching’ each sound from a word onto your fingers to help spell a word |
Green words | Decodable words - we can use sounds we know to read these |
Red words | Irregular words that cannot be sounded out at this stage |
Story Green words | Decodable words that will be included in the storybook |
Speedy green words | Decodable words in the storybook that children should be able to read at speed rather than Fred talking first. |
Fred in your Head | still sounding out a word but doing so in your head rather than out loud, helps build fluency. |
Special friends | Two or three letters working together to make one sound e.g. sh, ch, igh, air, a-e, i-e. |