Phonics
We use the DfEs Letters and Sounds scheme to teach phonics at Round Diamond.
It recommends high quality play activities which typify good provision and will offer lots of
opportunities to enrich children’s language across the six areas of learning:
■ Personal, Social and Emotional Development
■ Communication, Language and Literacy
■ Problem Solving, Reasoning and Numeracy
■ Knowledge and Understanding of the World
■ Physical Development
■ Creative Development
Reading Schemes at RD
We use a range of publishers at RD to ensure children experience a variety of texts.
e.g. Collins Big Cat Books
Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable texts to enthuse and inspire readers. They are fully aligned to our Phonics Scheme, Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6, and contain notes in the back which can be used as a supportive tool when reading together at home. Our reading books are: