Phonics

Phonics is a system of teaching children to read and write by helping them to hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English Language. Having a sound understanding of phonics will also help children to know which letters to use when they are writing words. Phonics involves matching the sounds of spoken English with individual letters or groups of letters. It is a method of teaching reading and writing through the identification of different sounds and graphemes.

Launchpad

Launchpad for Literacy is an approach to literacy readiness for all children within the Early Years. It builds skills to work towards group listening, participation and learning. Launchpad targets specific language and vocabulary skills involved in a ‘Love of Reading’ and paves the way for reading comprehension, inference and knowledge building through the development of pre-phonological awareness. Due to this, Launchpad is used as a pre-phonics programme in FS1 and an intervention programme to identify and close gaps in FS2.

Read, Write Inc Phonics

In EYFS and Year 1, phonics, reading and writing is taught using Read, Write Inc, which is a DfE validated phonics programme.