Sounds-Write supports our ambition that all children at Iford and Kingston develop skills to have “good word recognition and good language comprehension” as guided by the DfE's Simple View of Reading. We teach this programme through a clear scripted approach which helps children receive consistency in their teaching and helps educate parents/carers on ways to teach and support their child at home. The scripted program enables teachers and children to focus solely on the key skills of phonics and the routine which is clearly embedded within the children from the start of the program. We aim for 75-80% accuracy within a unit for a child to be able to progress to the next unit. If a child has been identified as struggling, they will have access to a follow-up phonic session to address misconceptions and mistakes.
Reception - Initial Code Sound Mat
Progression Timeline
Phonics - Intent Implement Impact
Sounds Write Progression
Y1 - Extended Code Sound Mat
Sounds-Write for Families
Y2 and above Extended Code Sound Mat
Here are videos to support children and families with the pronunciation of the sounds. The videos consist of the sounds of the alphabet with exception to 'q'.
There are not many words in the English dictionary with the single letter 'q' and Sounds-Write does not include this as part of their phonics approach. Instead children are taught to read and spell 'q u' which is pronounced /k/w/.