Phonics and Reading

Making sure that children become engaged with reading from the very beginning is one of the most important ways to make a difference to their life chances whatever their socio-economic background. A secure phonetic knowledge enables children to become confident from the earliest age. Those who love to read and show confidence in reading read more and therefore practise and apply their skills more often. Evidence shows that teaching phonics is the best way to teach children to read. 'Synthetic Programmes were especially effective for younger, at-risk readers.' Phonics give the youngest of readers the skills to decode and experience success in reading texts. ?

Some of our children benefit from the teaching of phonics to fill gaps in learning and as an intervention to support progress.  We follow The Harmony Trust Framework "Phonics: A Systematic and Synthetic Approach" to phonics.  You can read more in the document at the bottom of the page or by browsing the parent guide here: