Phonics and Early Reading
At Cudham Primary School, we use Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised as our Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme to teach children the skills they need to become confident and successful readers.
Through carefully structured phonics teaching, children learn the sounds that letters and groups of letters represent and how to blend these sounds together to read words. The Little Wandle programme provides a clear and consistent approach to the teaching of early reading, helping children to develop fluency, confidence and a love of reading.
Supporting Your Child at Home
At Cudham, we recognise the important role that parents and carers play in supporting their child's reading journey.
The Little Wandle website has a dedicated Parents and Carers section containing useful information and resources to help you understand how we teach phonics and how you can support your child at home. These include:
- Videos showing you how to pronounce the sounds correctly
- Information about the sounds taught in Reception and Year 1
- Guidance on letter formation
- Advice about reading practice books and sharing books
- Helpful ideas for supporting reading at home
We encourage all our families to explore these resources. By working together and using the same approaches at school and at home, we can help every child at Cudham Primary School develop the skills, confidence and enthusiasm they need to become a lifelong reader.