St Botolph's C of E Primary School
New day...endless possibilities
In our opinion as parents, St Botolph’s is an OUTSTANDING Primary School. The entire team of teachers and support staff have continually endeavored to challenge our child and sympathetically support his individual needs. The positive ‘can do’ ethos that exists within this school has facilitated tremendous progress in all aspects of his education….Our son says “I love my school”, that says it all!
We are so proud of how much our son has come on and all that is with greatest thanks to the staff, if only he came to your wonderful school earlier. He has his spark back and the hunger to learn, we are so grateful for everything. Sending massive thanks and may your school continue to grow.
The school meets every requirement we have. I’m happy with all areas and feel the school in our eyes is outstanding.
Help your child with Phonics
Helping your child with phonics
If you follow these simple steps, you may notice that your child will find it easier to read with phonics:
1. Learn the sounds yourself for each letter of the alphabet so you can get your child to practise.
2. Read with your child every day and get them to sound out the words they find difficult to read.
3. Make sure your child understands what they read. You can encourage them to retrieve information (e.g. ‘What has just happened?’) or questions that infer meaning (e.g. ‘Why do you think the character is hiding?’)
4. Re-read familiar books and point out the progress your child has made since last reading them.
5. Play the part: use big voices, whispers when reading to your child. Take turns to make reading joyful and interactive.
Our Foundation stage follow the Essential Letters and Sounds (Oxford University Press) programme for Phonics and Early reading.
ELS Phonics 'help for parents'