English - Phonics

At Mary Exton, we believe that learning to read fluently and confidently is one of the most important skills our children will ever develop. Phonics lays the foundation for this success, enabling pupils to decode words, recognise sounds and build solid reading and spelling skills that open up learning across the curriculum.

We follow Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, a high-quality, evidence-based and Department for Education-validated phonics programme. Little Wandle supports children to learn the alphabetic code in a structured and consistent way, and provides staff with the training, resources and assessment tools to deliver phonics effectively.

Supporting Phonics at Home
Below, you will find a range of useful links and documents to support you in helping your child with phonics at home. These resources explain how phonics is taught at Mary Exton and provide practical guidance, videos and activities to help you support your child’s reading development with confidence.

How we say our sounds - phase 2 (Autumn 1)

How we say our sounds - phase 2 (Autumn 2)

How we say our sounds - phase 2 (Spring 1)