Sounds-Write supports our ambition that all children at Iford and Kingston develop skills to have “good word recognition and good language comprehension” as guided by the DfE's Simple View of Reading. We teach this programme through a clear scripted approach which helps children receive consistency in their teaching and helps educate parents/carers on ways to teach and support their child at home. The scripted program enables teachers and children to focus solely on the key skills of phonics and the routine which is clearly embedded within the children from the start of the program. We aim for 75-80% accuracy within a unit for a child to be able to progress to the next unit. If a child has been identified as struggling, they will have access to a follow-up phonic session to address misconceptions and mistakes.
Phonics - Intent Implement Impact
Progression Timeline
Sounds Write Progression
Sounds-Write for Families
Reception - Initial Code Sound Mat.pdf
Y1 - Extended Code Sound Mat.pdf
Y2 + Extended Code Sound Mat.pdf
These videos support children and families with the pronunciation of the Initial Code sounds. The videos include all the sounds of the alphabet except 'q'.
There are very few words in English that contain 'q' on its own. For this reason, Sounds-Write does not teach 'q' as a separate sound. Instead, children are taught to read and spell 'qu' together, which is pronounced /kw/ (as in queen, quick and quiz).