At Sarum St Paul’s, we understand the importance of reading and its pivotal part of the curriculum. We believe that learning to read and reading for pleasure exposes children to the world around them and stimulates their imagination and creativity. As a school we work with the Ramsbury English Hub to ensure that the children are provided with a high quality Phonics and Early Reading curriculum. 

Intent

We follow the systematic, synthetic Unlocking Letters and Sounds programme, which was validated by the DfE in December 2021. The systematic teaching of phonics and early reading is prioritised throughout Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. Staff are dedicated to enabling our pupils to become lifelong readers. We acknowledge the key role that phonics plays in supporting children with their early development of reading and that they need to be taught the key skills in segmenting and blending as this will equip them with the skills to read and become fluent readers. We also value and encourage our pupils to read for pleasure and recognise that this starts with the foundations of acquiring letter sounds, segmenting and blending skills.

Subject Leader: Miss Zoe Mitchell

Phonics and Early Reading Policy