Whether it be the word of God, a topic-related text or reading for pleasure, the teaching of reading is a vital element of how we develop confident, knowledgeable and literate life-long learners.

Phonics Scheme

At St Joseph's, we follow Essential Letters and Sounds as our phonics scheme.   Essential Letters and Sounds is a Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme, validated by the Department for Education.  By distilling Letters and Sounds to its purest form, we can ensure every phonics lesson is taught to the highest standard. Essential Letters and Sounds enables all children to read well quickly. Our phonetically decodable books are all aligned to the phonics taught in Essential Letters and Sounds.