Phonics

At Carlton Church of England Primary we use Twinkl Phonics which is a DFE approved scheme. The teaching of Twinkl phonics supports children in EYFS and KS1 to develop their phonic knowledge. The rest of the school continue to use phonics to aid with reading and learning spelling patterns. We use a synthetic approach which guides them step by step, from learning initial sounds to reading and writing sentences with confidence and fluency. As part of this, children in EYFS and KS1 also begin to learn correct letter formation and early joins, which help them to form a fluent and correctly joined handwriting style. We teach a pre cursive style. as attached and children are given time to practise writing letters with good adult modelling. Teachers in these year groups are regularly given CPD opportunities to update and refresh their phonics teaching in line with the school approach. More information can be found at https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resources/twinkl-phonics/level-2-twinkl-phonics.