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English is led by Miss Stevenson. Our phonics curriculum is led by Miss Nelson. Reading is also supported throughout the school by our wonderful Year 6 Reading Ambassadors.
A Bovingdon Primary Academy reader should leave at the end of Key Stage 2 with…
A Bovingdon Primary Academy writer should leave at the end of Key Stage 2 with…
We use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised to plan and provide daily engaging phonics lessons. It is a complete systematic synthetic phonics programme (SSP) designed following government guidance.
How we teach phonics
Due to the impact of Covid-19, and a change in phonics programme, there may be slight differences to the above this academic year.
Programme Overview:
Below you will find an overview of the teaching sequence we are following.
At Bovingdon Primary Academy, our reading books are banded using the national colour-banded book band system. Our reading scheme books are predominantly Collins Big Cat however we also have some titles from Oxford Reading Tree. Children progress through the banded colours as they gain confidence, and because of the breadth of choice available in each colour band, they should be able to find books that appeal to them at each stage. Our teachers carry out reading assessments to establish which level children are reading at and whether they need to move up to the next level to maintain the right level of challenge. We have recently extended our reading scheme into Lower Key Stage 2 to support children choose appropriate texts to build on the skills they need to meet age-related expectations.