West Hoathly Church of England Primary School

Learning about phonics (the basic sound components of words, from which all words are constructed) provides a foundation for reading, spelling and writing.  Our youngest children are introduced to the basic sounds soon after joining the school and they then build on these following a plan of increasing complexity to help make them confident in their reading and spelling skills.  The school, initially, follows the Letters and Sounds progression for teaching phonics link with Jolly Phonics and supported by the BBC Alphablocks animated series.  Our older children build on these basics with a school wide programme of our own devising - incorporating the spelling expectations of the National Curriculum.