The Department for Education has published guidance for:
- teachers
- school leaders
- reading and literacy leads
- governing bodies
- ITT providers
This guidance:
- focuses on the early stages of teaching reading and the
contribution of talk, stories and systematic synthetic phonics
(SSP)
- supports primary school leaders to evaluate their teaching of
early reading and best practice for improving early reading,
especially in Reception and Year 1, and older pupils who have not
yet mastered the foundations of reading
- helps schools to meet existing expectations for teaching
early reading, as set out in:
This document has been developed through the contributions of
experts from across the literacy sector and school leaders. It is
based on the valued experience and knowledge of teachers, reading
and language experts, educational organisations, English Hubs
council members, and our 34 English Hubs.
Schools considering purchasing a new SSP programme can find
more information at choosing a phonics
programme.
Further support for schools is available through
our English Hubs
Programme, including information on £5 million additional
funding for the purchase of SSP programmes.
Schools wanting to find out more about the funding should contact
one of the following English Hubs:
Documents
The reading framework:
teaching the foundations of literacy - all sections and
appendices
PDF, 961
KB, 115 pages
Section 1: the importance
of reading and a conceptual model
PDF, 313
KB, 11 pages
Section 2: language
comprehension
PDF, 380
KB, 22 pages
Section 3: word reading
and spelling
PDF, 386
KB, 31 pages
Section 4: children at
risk of reading failure
PDF, 266
KB, 9 pages
Section 5: leadership and
management
PDF, 257
KB, 9 pages
Section 6: building on the
foundations with older pupils – a summary
PDF, 155
KB, 5 pages
