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English at Tidbury Green
Please click on the link below to view our “Intent Statement” for reading and writing at Tidbury Green.
Reading
Reading is a fundamental part of learning at Tidbury Green. We strongly believe that the ability to read is fundamental to pupils’ learning across the curriculum, their ability to be independent and their future life choices. Our determination to succeed is driven by our mantra - 'Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.'
If you would like to find out more about reading at Tidbury Green, please read our reading policy below.
Early Reading and Phonics
At Tidbury Green we use the 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised' progression to develop our young readers in Reception and Year 1. The 'Foundations for Phonics' are established in Nursery. To see our phonics progression map, click here.
Here are some videos to support you and your child in recalling the sounds they will be taught in reception:
You may also find these grapheme information sheets useful to support your child in developing their phonic recall and letter formation:
Little Wandle Phase 2 Grapheme Info Sheet A1
Little Wandle Phase 2 Grapheme Info Sheet A2
Little Wandle Phase3 Grapheme Info Sheet SPR1
To find out more about the 'Little Wandle Latters and Sounds Revised', go to
https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/
Collins 'Big Cat' ebooks for Reception and Year 1
To develop their reading fluency our children in Reception and Year 1 are assigned a decodable ebook each week by their class teacher. They will also be reading this book in school with an adult. To access your child's ebook, please click on the link below and log in using your child's username and password. You will find these in your child's reading record.
Here is a helpful guide on how to log in and use Collins ebooks:
Alternatively, you can download and use the 'Collins ebooks' app from the App Store or Google Play Store. To download it, look for this image:
Reading Vipers – The Literacy Shed
In KS1 and KS2, the development of key comprehension skills in reading is supported by the use of ‘The Literacy Shed’s’ Reading Vipers. By using Reading Vipers, we are able to ensure that the children develop the reading skills required as part of the Content Domains in the National Curriculum. The use of Reading Vipers alongside the daily use of high quality and engaging texts, allows us to embed the foundations of fluent, capable and confident young readers.
Please click on the links below to see how you can support your child with reading.
Library
At Tidbury Green, we are very fortunate to have an amazingly vibrant and well-stocked library that offers the children access to a range of fiction and non-fiction books. We encourage the children to select books to read for enjoyment that they can then share with their family.
Please click on the links below to view the recommended reading lists for each year group.
Spelling
At Tidbury Green School, we use the ‘Twinkl Spelling’ schemes of work as a pathway to develop competent spellers. This focuses on teaching the children strategies that support them in their spelling of words by identifying patterns, rules and common exceptions. This is particularly useful in helping the children in Years 3 to 6 learn their statutory spellings. The use of phonics is encouraged through the use of the ‘Little Wandle Grapheme Mat' to support children in the spelling of increasingly unfamiliar words.
Please click on the links below.
Years 3-4 Statutory Spelling list
