At Saint Wilfrid’s we use the Read Write Inc Phonics Programme to teach all children to read.

Read Write Inc. (RWI) is a structured, systematic phonics programme designed to teach children how to read, write, and spell with confidence. The following information will help you to have a clear understanding of how the programme works, what children learn at each stage, and how you can support learning at home.

The five key principles that underpin the teaching in the Read Write Inc. Programmes are:

• Participation – our teaching strategies ensure that all children participate fully in the whole lesson – there is no chance for children to lose concentration and miss key elements of the teaching
• Praise – children work together, as partners, taking turns to teach and praise one another and they are motivated by the focused praise they receive from teachers and teaching assistants
• Pace – a lively pace keeps all the children fully engaged
• Purpose – teachers know the purpose of every activity and how it leads into the next
• Passion – it is easy for teachers to be passionate about their teaching because they see their children make such rapid progress.

Phonics is taught through daily delivery, along with identified individual support, ensuring that each child progresses through the program and succeeds in learning to read. 

All children who are accessing the Read Write Inc. phonics programme take a RWI decodable story book to reinforce their learning at home.  This reading book matches their current phonological awareness enabling them to consolidate and practice their reading skills at home.

More information about the Read Write Inc phonics programme can be found here.