We use Read Write Inc (RWI) to teach the children to read and write.
We teach the children the sounds and then use these to blend together to read words.
This video will help you to say the sounds correctly.
The children start to learn these sounds in Nursery.
When the children start Reception, the children continue to learn set 1 sounds and learn to blend these sounds together, beginning to read simple words.
Year 1 and 2 are spilt into small groups, working at the correct stage in their reading. Children are assessed every half term to ensure they are working at the right level for them. Reception join Year 1 and 2 after October half term.
The sounds are split into 3 sets
Set 1
Set 2 and 3
Along side teaching the sounds, the children are taught to read words.
These are spilt into 2 groups
Green words
These are words where sounds can be blended together to read the words.
Red words
These are sight words, where the children have to learn to read them by sight. The sounds don’t work.
Click on the link to find more videos, to help support your child with their reading.
How can I help my child at home?
What does my child need to work on next?
| What I already know | What I need to work on next. | |
| Group 1 | I might know a few set 1 sounds | Learn all set 1 sounds
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| Group 2 | I know most of set 1 sounds | Hearing the sounds in words.
E.g c-a-t = cat h-o-p = hop |
| Group 3 | I know set 1 sounds and I can hear the oral blend (sounds in words) | Reading simple 3 letter words independently by sounding out.
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| Ditty | Set 1 sounds and can read simple 2/3 letter words. | Set 1 digraphs (sh, th, ch, ng, nk)
Reading words containing these sounds. |
| Red | 1 know all set 1 sounds including digraphs. (sh, th, ch, ng, nk)
I can read words containing these sounds
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Reading simple 4 sound words, using my sounds to help.
Eg jump, gran, black |
| Green
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I can read simple 4 letter words, using my sounds to help.
Eg jump, gran, black |
Reading simple words in my head without having to say the sounds out loud. |
| Purple
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Can read simple words speedily and in their head. | Set 2 sounds (ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, oo)
Reading words that contain these sounds. Reading 4 sound words without having to say sounds out loud. |
| Pink
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I can read Set 2 sounds (ay, ee, igh, ow, oo, oo) and Read words that contain these sounds.
Reading 4 sound words without having to say sounds out loud. |
Set 2 sounds (ar, or, air, ir, ou, oy)
Reading words that contain these sounds. Reading 4 sound words without having to say sounds out loud that contain the first 6 set 2 sounds. |
| Orange
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Set 2 sounds (ar, or, air, ir, ou, oy)
Reading words that contain these sounds. Reading 4 sound words without having to say sounds out loud that contain the first 6 set 2 sounds. |
Build confidence and speed reading words containing all set 2 sounds. |
| Yellow
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I can read words containing set 1 and 2 sounds confidently and with some speed. | Set 3 sounds (a-e, ea, i-e, o-e, u-e, oi) and words containing these.
I need to build up fluency when reading, to read approx. 70 words a minute. |
| Blue
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Set 3 sounds (a-e, ea, i-e, o-e, u-e, oi) and words containing these.
I am able to read my books fluently.
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Set 3 sounds (ai, oa, aw, ur, er, ire, ear, ure, ew, are, ow)
Continue to build fluency with blue reading books.
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| Grey
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I know all my sounds and can reading blue books Fluently. | Continue to build fluency with grey books and read more complex words.
E.g. Invisible, celebration, behaviour |
