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Spellings: The first spellings of the year are being sent home today (WC: 09.09.19). Please take time to read the spellings with your child. Spellings will be tested the following Monday.

Phonics: Children in years 1 and 2, along with new starters in EYFS, are currently being assessed and will be grouped in the coming days. Phonics teaching will begin in week 3 (WC: 16.09.19) If you have any questions please speak to your child's class teacher. 

Phonics at Great Linford

Spellings at Great Linford
At Great Linford Primary School we teach phonics using the Read, Write  Inc. programme created by Ruth Miskin which is in line with the National Curriculum. This is predominately for children in Foundation to Year 2, however, we also use this scheme to support our children further up the school when required. Children are assessed every half term and then grouped according to their phonic knowledge in small homogenous groups to ensure the quality teaching of phonics. Children will receive supporting reading books - often referred to as 'banded' reading books each day. Click on the links below for useful resources:
Spellings are a crucial life skill and underpin much of what the children will do throughout their time here at Great Linford and beyond. With key research by Babcock Educational Trust in mind, we follow a weekly curriculum that builds on the children's phonetic knowledge year by year. 

Spellings are set each Monday and tested the following Monday. Children are to select a method of learning their spelling that best suits them. Teachers will teach between two and three supporting lessons to allow the children time to revise the weekly spelling rule. 

Phonics - Useful Information

Spellings - Useful Information
Below is a link for a ‘Read, Write Inc’ PowerPoint which includes useful information such as what phonics is and how you can help support your child at home.
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Useful links for parents:
Understanding phonics
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-information-understanding-phonics/

Set 1
http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-tutorial-teaching-set-1-sound/

Parents sound blending
​http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/parent-tutorial-teaching-sound-blending/




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Click on the links below to view the statutory spelling lists. These are a list of words in the National Curriculum that children are expected to know by the end of each phase.