Phonics at Mount Pleasant Primary School

At Mount Pleasant Primary School, we believe that all our children can become fluent readers and writers. This is why we teach reading through Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, which is a systematic and synthetic phonics programme, validated by the Department for Education.

This is a fully comprehensive programme where children start learning single letter sounds in the Autumn Term of their Reception year and it builds in progression throughout EYFS and Year One, preparing our pupils for the statutory phonics screening that takes place at the end of year 1.

The below information provides information on how phonics is taught at Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary School, including a selection of resources which you can use to support your child’s learning at home.

If you require any further support, please contact your child's class teacher or our Phonics and Early Reading Lead, Mrs O’Brien.

Resources and Videos

The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting your child’s reading at home.

How do we assess phonics at MPPS?

We are constantly formatively assessing the children in phonics, so that we can close any gaps as they arise. Early identification of any barriers to learning phonics is key to ensuring children learn to read fluently and confidently by the time they leave school. 

Every half term children will have an assessment on the sounds they have been taught, and this will inform their next half term’s learning.

In Year 1 the children take part in the national Phonics Screening Check, which uses nonsense words and real words to assess children’s knowledge of the 44 different sounds that make up most words. The children usually enjoy doing this and don’t find it worrying.

 Little Wandle Work From Home 

Please follow this link to access Little Wandle working from home with your child. There are some wonderful resources you can take advantage of by accessing the link.