Phonics and Reading at Shrubland Street
At Shrubland Street all children learn their sounds through the phonics scheme; Read Write Inc. Children are taught in small groups and assessed on a half termly basis. Teaching is fine tuned according to these assessments and groups are organised so that gaps in the children's knowledge and language development can be addressed quickly.
The pronunciation of the phonemes is very important. Please watch the video below so you can help support your child at home to sound the phonemes correctly.
Once a child has achieved the expected standard of phonic competence, in the majority of cases at the end of Year 1, they move on to our Accelerated Reader programme.
Reading is really important to us at Shrubland Street and we work hard to promote a love of literature.
Shrubland Street Key Texts - 2024 - 25
Writing at Shrubland Street
Each Year group themes their learning around a different book. We use a variety of different, rich texts to promote high levels of language, grammar and prose, as well as ensuring that the texts we use 'reflect the realities' of our pupils lived experiences.
We ensure that the grammar requirements for each year group are delivered through an engaging, 'mastery' approach to sentence writing and that gaps in understanding are quickly spotted and addressed. The children are taught to self and peer assess their writing, making addtions, edits and improvements as part of the writing process. No one gets it perfect first time!