KS1/2 English - Synthetic Phonics: Brooklands School

This programme focuses on Brooklands School's systematic teaching of phonics, which has led to Ofsted commending its pupils for achieving outstanding progress in English.

The school currently follows the Jolly Phonics programme; each day the pupils are taught letter sounds in a dedicated twenty minute session. When a new phonic is introduced the children are given opportunities to practice and reinforce their learning in all areas of the curriculum.

The teachers are impressed by the way in which this multi-sensory fun approach, currently focusing on games and role play on the subject of pirates, has made a huge impact on pupils, particularly boys.

Headteacher Gloria Hunt believes the school's current practice matches the key recommendations of the Rose Report. Brooklands School plans to use the report and related local authority training to refine their practice further.

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Pat Kahn on 28 May 2009

Hi!Im an English teacher in Argentina.Id love to know the name of the story about pirates the teacher is reading.Thanks ...
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Duration: 15:00 minutes
Published: 30 June 2006
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Next showing on TV: 10:00 18 February 2010

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Literacy

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Working in SEN

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Stages:

Early Years | KS1 | Primary

Subjects:

English | Phonics | Reading

Roles:

Teacher

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Useful websites

The Literacy Trust Literacy and Social Inclusion is a Basic Skills Agency National Support Project delivered by the National Literacy Trust

The Standards Site: Literacy Details on the primary national strategy for literacy

DfES Gives suggestions on how to achieve effective partnership with parents, how best to manage and use home-school agreements and how to get the most from parental involvement

Jolly Phonics Jolly Phonics is a thorough foundation for reading and writing and the you can download a free guide from the website

DfES Standards Site: Reviewing the Frameworks for Teaching Literacy and Mathematics This outlines the national literacy strategy and gives information about the current review with a timetable for implementation

Ofsted: Inspection Reports Brooklands Primary School inspection report and achievement, with attainment tables

Scottish Executive: Publications The Effects of Synthetic Phonics Teaching on Reading and Spelling Attainment: A Seven Year Longitudinal Study by Dr Joyce Watson and Prof. Rhona Johnston