Phonics

Floppy Phonics

The children are taught to read using a synthetic phonics approach via the Floppy's Phonics Scheme.  The scheme takes the children through different levels of phonic sounds which begin to be taught in daily sessions in reception class and continue throughout Year 1. 

A useful website for you to check out is Phonics Play- https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/

Together with phonics the children will take part in weekly reading sessions with an adult; sharing a book in a group and learning about how books work, discussing stories and characters and predicting what might happen next.

To reinforce the teaching in school, your child may bring home some books to share with you. These may be:

• Floppy’s Phonics Sounds and LettersBooks, to practise the sounds and letters taught at school
• Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories, for language development and enrichment. We may also send home Grapheme and Picture Tiles, Activity Sheets and Say the Sounds Posters for your child to practise phonics at home. Any of these simple resources will come with full instructions, and your child’s teacher will be able to answer any questions you have. This series supports the programme we are using in school.
• All the books have notes on the inside cover to guide you on how best to use them with your child.