Early Reading (ELS)

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As part of the GLA, Bishop's Cleeve Primary Academy strives to provide a phonics programme which enable all children to have outstanding outcomes. Using the ELS scheme we ensure teaching is aspirational, systematic, sequential and inclusive. By knowing each individual’s next steps, using consistent assessments and effective interventions tailored to the need of every child, children can ‘keep up, not catch-up’. 

Due to the progressive teaching sequence taught by highly trained teachers, children’s knowledge and skills are built upon, and accessible for all. The constant review and links allow our children and parents to understand the purpose and structure of every lesson. Children are therefore confident in lessons and when reading independently.  

Our children are provided with enriching lessons, achieved with meaningful opportunities to practise and apply segmenting and blending skills with exciting decodable books matched to their knowledge. Physical learning strategies give children consistent tools, which enrich lessons whilst providing transferable skills across all areas of the curriculum. Children at Bishops Cleeve Primary Academy will therefore experience love and passion for books from the earliest age.