Here at St Mary Magdalen’s R.C Primary School we strive to provide a Literacy Curriculum which challenges and stimulates pupils, developing their skills and a love of reading and writing.
PHONICS:
Children begin phonics teaching in the Foundation Stage using the Read, Write, Inc scheme. This continues in Key Stage 1 through daily, streamed phonics sessions. This is re-enforced with daily guided reading sessions in the same set groups, consolidating the sounds covered.
READING:
The school currently uses a wide range of books from The Oxford Reading Tree scheme. A recent large investment into this area has ensured that children have access to a wide range of fiction and non-fiction at different levels of complexity, so that they can become competent and fluent readers within a range of genres. This scheme continues until Stage 12 when children are able to select their own reading book from class. This is monitored by class teachers.
WRITING:
Children are encouraged to use their writing skills in many different ways and for a variety of purposes. They learn to plan, draft and then present a final copy of a piece of work which may be poetry, prose , fact or fiction. Children from Year 1 onwards work towards producing extended pieces of writing as they progress through the school.
