Reading, Phonics & Spelling
Reading, phonics and spelling is bespoke to your child’s stage of learning and development. Starting in the Nursery, children are assessed by Miss Walsh, our Reading Leader to establish the correct reading band and group. Assessments then take place at least every six weeks, or more frequently for accelerated learners or those children requiring additional support.
The daily RWI group lesson includes reading, spelling, handwriting, grammar and comprehension. In Years One, Two, Three and Four, there is an additional afternoon lesson to consolidate sound recognition and speed of reading.
For the bottom 20% of readers within each year group, catch-up is provided through one-to-one tutoring and a bespoke reading programme is drawn up and managed by Miss Walsh. These children are closely monitored in their progress, with the scheduling of fortnightly assessments. Families of these children are strongly encouraged to come into school to discuss their child's progress with Miss Walsh and seek advice about how to help at home.
To promote a love of reading children will learn through:
- Read, Write, Inc. ( to ensure every child has a secure phonetic understanding and is a confident reader). Children are taught in small RWI colour banded groups across EYFS and KS1
- Pathways to Write (Language and Literacy Group)
- Accelerated Reader / STAR Reader
- Read, Write, Inc. Spelling (Language and Literacy Group)
- Voice 21
- Talking through Stories (Reading fluency & vocabulary building)
- Daily teacher reading to their class
- Reading across the curriculum / Curriculum library
- Reading for pleasure
RWI teachers send links on Class Dojo for the practising of sounds and reading of E-books when required.
RWI Book bag books / Accelerated Reader books are changed every Friday. These books are carefully selected to link to the sounds and words taught in each child's RWI lessons throughout that week in school. Children are encouraged to read the same book throughout the week to develop their reading fluency. Each week they choose a book bag book which is closely linked to the book they've been reading in school.
We offer a weekly 'Read with Me' session where we invite parents in to their child's class where they can enjoy a ten minute reading session with their child.
Information for Parents: https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/
Reading Activities
Keep your child supplied with reading and phonics learning by linking to familiar Read, Write Inc resources and activities.
Ruth Miskin Set 1 Speed Sounds and Spelling
Ruth Miskin Set 2 Speed Sounds and Spelling
Ruth Miskin Set 3 Speed Sounds
Please message your child’s teacher on Class Dojo if you require advice upon their Read, Write Inc colour band or the correct set for speed sounds and spelling.
Handwriting
At Grove Street we follow a handwriting scheme called Letter-join. Please click the link below. Once logged in you will find fun activities you can do to support your child with handwriting practise at home.