Reading in Reception

A reminder for parents of Reception children, this is how the children are taught to read:

• Children learn the sounds of the letters rather than the letter names first
• A new sound is introduced every day
• Fred talk means speaking in sounds - c-a-t for the children to blend a word back together (Watch the video below to see this in action)
• To read the green words sent home this week the children need to recognise the sounds quickly to blend the word together
• It is important the children say the sounds clearly - look at the Read, Write, Inc video below to see how you say each sound

Have a look at the video to see our teaching in action! Make sure you practice the words sent home with your child and don't forget to continue reading lots and lots of stories to them to develop their language and comprehension skills.