Literacy in Reception

Encouraging children to link sounds and letters (phonics) and to begin to read and write. Children must be given access to a wide range of reading materials (books, poems, and other written materials) to ignite their interest.

HOW:

• Small group activities support children to develop their ability to rhyme, to hear sounds etc.
• Phonics are introduced more formally in Reception using the Letters and Sounds sequence and approach and resources from Floppy’s Phonics.
• Children are introduced to a range of books, stories, songs and rhymes
• Books are placed in all areas of the classroom
• Initially children take story books home to share and then reading books based on their phonics.
• Children are encouraged to use many different mark making materials such as pencils, crayons, felt tips, paints, chalks.
• They are taught letter formation as part of their phonics
• In Reception all children work in a small group to develop their writing on a weekly basis.