Early Reading and Phonics
Our Early Reading and Phonics Lead is Mrs Rachel Jones - she has developed strong links with the Flying High English Hub.
To teach Early Reading and Phonics, we use the Reading Planet Rocket Phonics Systematic Phonics Programme.
Supporting your child with Phonics
Follow the link below to access the correct pronunciation of sounds and support with blending to read:
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/phonics-videos/
What does Rocket Phonics look like in the classroom?
At Milford, we learn a new sound for two lessons. The first lesson will be a blending to read focus and the second lesson will be a segmenting to spell focus.
Follow the link below to watch an example 'blending' lesson, which is focused on blending to read words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYT3hmbghYc
Follow the link below to watch an example 'segmenting' lesson, which is focused on segmenting to spell words.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzdHlN3lXHc