Our school has chosen Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised as our Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme to teach early reading and spelling. 

This term we are teaching Phase 2 

•These are the first group of letters and sounds your child will learn.

•The lessons are fun, interactive, engaging and have been designed to gradually build over time.

We teach blending so your child learns to read 

•Teacher-led blending is taught throughout Phase 2.

•Our aim to is to teach every child to blend by Christmas.

•We will inform you if your child needs additional practice.

Tricky words

•These words have unusual spellings e.g. he, the, was.

•They are taught in a systematic way.

Reading practice sessions are: 

•timetabled three times a week 

•taught by a trained teacher/teaching assistant

•taught in small groups

•children in Reception will bring a book home by week 4 of the first half-term.