Phonics and Early Reading in Nursery

Nursery is the foundation for developing early reading and phonic skills. Here there is a strong focus on sharing high quality texts daily.  There is a strong emphasis on learning nursery rhymes and songs and listening activities to support children in differentiating between sounds.

Nursery follow the Twinkl phonics programme and we teach daily phonics sessions and practice focused listening and attention as well as oral blending.  Children learn new vocabulary through high quality texts and are encouraged to use new vocabulary through adult-led and child-initiated activities.