Read Write Inc

Right from the beginning of Reception, we use Read Write Inc. Phonics which is a highly successful English programme created by Ruth Miskin. All Reading Teachers at St Mary's have received training and support from Ruth Miskin Training, rated Outstanding by the Department for Education, to ensure we meet our aim for all children to become confident and enthusiastic readers.

The Read Write Inc. Phonics programme is carefully matched to the curriculum, giving every child at St Mary's Catholic Primary the best chance of success.

From Reception to Year 2 children are taught using Read Write Inc. Phonics as the main EYFS and KS1 early reading programme but it is also taught as an intervention for children in Years 3 and 4.

In addition to this, Read Write Inc. Fresh Start is a phonics programme with more age appropriate resources for older children which we use as and when required in Years 5 and 6.

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. 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.

All of our staff are trained in this new way of working and we will be working closely with parents to help you support your child at home. Children will also have two ‘Read, Write, Inc’ reading books over 3 or 5 days depending on what stage of the program they are working on.

Children are encouraged to read every night at home to develop fluency and intonation as well as understanding.

How can you support your child?

During the academic year, we hold regular parent workshops for early reading. We also have more information on the individual class pages.

Follow the link below to read our parent booklets for more information on RWI Phonics and how you can support your child at home.

For further information and tutorials on how to support your child learning to read from Ruth Miskin, go to: http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/parents/ 

How do the Read Write INC lessons work?

Children are taught to blend simple words using their friend 'Fred Frog' Click on Fred to see how we blend simple sounds in words. 

Children learn new letter sounds by remembering pictures linked to the sound. For example apple for 'a'. Here is a letter sound mat. Click on the picture to see the way the sounds should be pronounced. 

Children will learn to read simple words on 'green cards' and tricky words that cannot be sounded out on 'red cards'. click the picture to see the video.