Ashbrow School
Phonics and Early Reading
Our vision for English at Ashbrow is for children to develop the passion for and enjoyment of English, which will drive their pursuit of the knowledge, strategies and understanding necessary in order to underpin skills that will positively shape their future.
Our lessons are delivered in partnership with:
We teach the knowledge and skills for reading across school, as detailed in the National Curriculum.
To find out more about how Phonics and Early Reading is taught at Ashbrow School,
please see the information below:
Phonics and Early Reading Overview
Little Wandle Progression of Phonics Knowledge (Reception and Year 1)
Little Wandle Phonics: Supporting Your Child
Look at the guides below to see how your children are taught to say their sounds.
Reception Autumn 1 Sounds
Reception Autumn 2 Sounds
Reception Spring 1 Sounds
Year 1 Sounds
Little Wandle: Tricky Words Support
‘Tricky words’ are words that cannot easily be decoded (‘sounded out’ and read). This is because some of the sounds in the words are spelled in an unusual way. It is important for children to be able to read these words as they are among the most common words in English. The tables below shows the tricky words that your child will learn in Reception and Year 1. The sheets explain why each word is tricky.
Tricky words taught in Reception that remain tricky in Year 1, are also shown. Children will practise the tricky words in school until they can read them automatically. They will also practise reading the tricky words in the decodable books that they bring home.
Tricky Words: Phase 2
Tricky Words: Phase 3
Tricky Words: Phase 4
Tricky Words: Phase 5
Little Wandle: More Resources
Click on the link below, which will take you to the 'For Parents' section of the Little Wandle website.
On this page, you will find many more useful resources, including:
- Guidance for how all phonics sounds should be pronounced
- Information about how Little Wandle is taught in school
- Tips on how to best support your child when they bring books home from school
- Nursery Rhyme videos and downloads!
