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Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
Hamstel Road, Southend on Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ - 01702 468461
Part of the Portico Academy Trust
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RWInc Phonics
At Hamstel we follow the RWInc phonics programme. RWInc is a complete phonics programme designed to ensure all children learn to read accurately and fluently. From Nursery our children start to learn to read single sounds, blending these sounds into words and then learning to read the same sounds with alternative graphemes.
Children are assessed every six weeks and grouped accordingly to ensure that teaching and learning matches their next steps. One-to-One tutoring sessions are used effectively to support children to ensure that they keep up.
As soon as children are able to segment and blend sounds to read words they read RWI fully decodable books that are matched to the group they are working in. Book Bag books are sent home to support children’s reading at home. All children are encouraged to read their book several times to support the development of fluency, understanding and enjoyment.
Once children have completed the RWI programme they are given a colour banded book to match their reading ability and understanding of text.
Reception Phonics Workshop Feedback October 2024
What did you find particularly useful?
“How to complete the phonics correctly, using Fred Talk and saying words orally.”
“Watching how the lessons are taught.”
“Ways of helping.”
“The equipment I can get to help support my child at home.”
“Modelling of the lesson, pure sounds, seeing in action, explanation of breaking down the stages of reading.”
“How to correctly say the letter sounds when teaching the children at home.”
“Seeing the process and watching how enthusiastic the children were during the lesson.”
“The whole meeting. It’s nice to have the booklet with the sounds sent home as this will be very helpful and the class session was lovely to see how much the children interacted, how far they have already come. My son is already writing his name, thank you Hamstel!”
“How the kids practice their handwriting after the sounds, to keep the information free in their minds.”
“I was taught differently when I was school age, so it’s great to know how Marlo is being taught at school so I can continue in the same way, rather that me trying to teach her one way and the school teaching her another.”
Year 1 Phonics Workshop Feedback
What did you find particularly useful?
“Just going over everything and getting some extra information regarding exactly what my child is learning.”
“Learning the method used by the school.”
“Explanation of Fred fingers.”
“Lovely to see the class doing their learning.”
“Seeing how the children are taught different sound so we can replicate at home.”
“The lesson was brilliant eve if English isn’t your first language. I also loved seeing the lesson that run in the class.”
“Enjoyed watching the classroom phonics class and how interactive the lesson was and how the children seemed to enjoy it.”
