Phonics At Priors Wood
Reading is important, because if you can read, you can learn anything about everything and everything about anything. (Tomie DePaola - Author)
At Priors Wood, we prioritise Early Reading. We believe that every child should be able to read fluently by the time they leave Year 2 and we support all children to achieve their full potential with their reading, word fluency and comprehension.
Our chosen phonics programme is Monster Phonics.
The Monster Phonics Approach
Monster Phonics is an enhanced systematic synthetic phonics scheme. It teaches phonics in a comprehensive structured progression but provides additional multi-sensory support to make learning more memorable and engaging. It uses colour coding and monster sound cues to support learning when children encounter long vowels, silent letters, and tricky letters. This additional support is used consistently and then cleverly phased out, creating confident independent readers. And, it’s not just about the colours; the monsters themselves each represent a sound which brings phonics to life. This creates engagement, and speeds up the learning process for everyone.
More information about Monster Phonics can be found here, including meeting to monsters!
For more information about our phonics programme or to discuss aspects of our early reading offer, please contact the school office and ask to speak to Mr Frecknall (KS1/Early Years Lead) or Mrs Boughton (English Lead).