We are delighted to share that, following careful consideration, we have decided to move from Read Write Inc. to Essential Letters and Sounds as our phonics programme. We believe that Essential Letters and Sounds offers a more inclusive approach, supporting all children to develop strong early reading skills and fostering a love of reading from the very beginning. We are excited about this positive change and look forward to implementing the programme across the school. 

Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic and engaging phonics programme that has been designed to make learning to read as clear and accessible as possible. It provides children with consistent, carefully sequenced teaching and high-quality reading materials that closely match the sounds and words they have been taught. The programme aims for every child to be supported to become a successful and enthusiastic reader.  

This means that your child will now be taught phonics as a whole class and they will not be split into different groups as they were previously. Your child will be given an Essential Letters and Sounds phonic book to bring home in the next couple of weeks. This book will be matched to the sounds that they have been taught in class that week or matched to the sounds that they need to consolidate.