Phonics and Reading
Reading is the gateway for children that makes all other learning possible.
Barack Obama
Why phonics?
Phonics intent
At Romsey Primary School and Nursery, we believe that all our children can become fluent readers and writers. This is why we teach reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, which is a systematic and synthetic phonics programme. We start teaching phonics in Nursery/Reception and follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised progression, which ensures children build on their growing knowledge of the alphabetic code, mastering phonics to read and spell as they move through school.
Key phonics knowledge and skills
How phonics is taught
Phonics overview
How to say the sounds
Letter Formation
Grapheme Mat Phase 2 Capital Letters
Letter Formation Practice Sheets
Nursery Rhymes
Nursery Rhymes A Sailor Went to Sea
Nursery Rhymes Baa Baa Black Sheep
Nursery Rhymes Down at the Station
Nursery Rhymes Hey Diddle Diddle
Nursery Rhymes Hickory Dickory Dock
Nursery Rhymes Incy Wincy Spider
Nursery Rhymes Miss Molly Had a Dolly
Nursery Rhymes One Two Buckle My Shoe
Nursery Rhymes Round and Round the Garden
Nursery Rhymes Ring a Ring a Roses
Nursery Rhymes Wind the Bobbin Up
Nursery Rhymes Twinkle Twinkle
Nursery Rhymes The Wheels on the Bus
Nursery Rhymes The Grand Old Duke of York
Tricky Words
Tricky Words for Parents: Phase 2
Tricky Words for Parents: Phase 3
Tricky Words for Parents: Phase 4
Tricky Words for Parents: Phase 5
Tricky Words for Parents: Phase 5
Tricky Words for Parents of children with SEND: Phases2–5
Rapid Catch Up Tricky words for Parents: Phases 2–5