Barnack Primary School
Phonics at Barnack
Read, Write Inc
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At Barnack we use a fantastic progamme called Read, Write Inc which is a phonic scheme which gets our children reading very quickly. Information can be found at the link below.
Click on to the link below as it links you to a wide variety of videos which shows you how we pronounce the sounds.
https://ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/
How we teach reading – answers for parents
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The Read Write Inc Phonics programme
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Learning to read is the most important thing your child will learn at our school. Everything else depends on it, so we put as much energy as we possibly can into making sure that every single child learns to read as quickly as possible.
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We want your child to love reading – and to want to read for themselves. This is why we put our efforts into making sure they develop a love of books as well as simply learning to read.
How will my child be taught to read?
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We start by teaching phonics to the children in the Reception class. This means that they learn how to ‘read’ the sounds in words and how those sounds can be written down. This is essential for reading, but it also helps children learn to spell well. We teach the children simple ways of remembering these sounds and letters. Ask them to show you what these are.
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The children also practise reading (and spelling) what we call ‘tricky words’, such as ‘once,’ ‘have,’ ‘said’ and ‘where’.
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The children practise their reading with books that match the phonics and the ‘tricky words’ they know. They start thinking that they can read and this does wonders for their confidence.
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The teachers read to the children, too, so the children get to know all sorts of stories, poetry and information books. They learn many more words this way and it also helps their writing.
What can I do to help? Is there anything that I shouldn't do?
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Help your child to sound out the letters in words and then to ‘push’ the sounds together to make a whole word. Try not to refer to the letters by their names. Help your child to focus on the sounds. You can hear how to say the sounds correctly at this link: https://ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents/
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Sometimes your child might bring home a picture book that they know well. Please don’t say, ‘This is too easy.’ Instead, encourage your child to tell you the story out loud; ask them questions about things that happen or what they think about some of the characters in the story.
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We know parents and carers are very busy people. But if you can find time to read to your child as much as possible, it helps him or her to learn about books and stories. They also learn new words and what they mean. Show that you are interested in reading yourself and talk about reading as a family. You can find out about good stories to read to your child here:
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https://www.facebook.com/miskin.education
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Read, Write Inc information for parents
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Please find below a document with information for Year 1 and 2 parents about Set 2 and 3 Sounds (this is also available on the Year 1 and 2 class pages).