Children in Reception and Year 1 follow the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds (Revised) early reading programme. Click here to find out more about Letters and Sounds.

Children's books are closely matched to children's phonic ability. Most of the books that the children read in Reception and Year 1 will be from the Collins Big Cat scheme as these are aligned to the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds (Revised) programme. They read 3 times a week in school, and the same book will be sent home for a week, so that the children can practise at home. It is really important that children reread the same book multiple times, to develop decoding, fluency and comprehension. Click here to find out more about the school's approach to reading. 

Year 2 pupils who have completed the phonics programme and fluent readers have a choice of texts from a range of schemes and publishers, that are organised into coloured bands. The books continue to be matched to their reading ability, to ensure progression in fluency and comprehension.