Reading and Writing at St Mary's

Reading and Writing are essential skills for every person. We support each child in our school through strong reading foundations in form of well structured Phonics programme. This knowledge does not only develop children's reading but also develops their phonological awareness in order to be independent writers. We encourage all pupils to read to an adult at least 4 times a week as this not only helps them in fluency, but also develops their love for reading and becomes a good habit.

Through carefully planned sequence of learning, skills and knowledge progression we encourage all pupils to become creative writers writing for a range of purposes. We use the best practice from Talk For Writing to help our pupils become story tellers as we expose pupils to high quality texts and a range of authors from different backgrounds.

Writing and Reading Intent

SPAG glossary - parent and child friendly Please use this link to access a glossary to support your child's learning and understanding.