At St. Mary's, your child follows the Read Write Inc. (RWI) Phonics Programme. RWI is a comprehensive literacy programme designed to help children learn to read and write quickly and confidently. It supports teachers and learning leaders in developing children's skills in reading, writing, spoken language, vocabulary, grammar, and spelling in a fully integrated way.
Your child is grouped according to their phonics knowledge, from Speed Sounds Set A, all the way through to the Grey books. These short videos will help support your child's word recognition and fluency when reading their Book Bag Book, which they will receive weekly, as part of their reading homework. Your child will receive their first Book Bag Book on Friday, 26th September