St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

Yellow Group

At our St Joseph's, we are proud to use Read Write Inc as our systematic phonics and early reading programme. Developed by Ruth Miskin, RWI provides a structured and engaging approach that helps children learn to read accurately and fluently while developing a love of reading from an early age.

Through daily lessons, pupils are taught to recognise sounds, blend them into words, and build confidence in both reading and writing. The programme supports every child at their own pace, ensuring that no one is left behind and that all children experience success.

By using Read Write Inc., we aim to give our pupils the strongest possible foundation in literacy, setting them up for future learning and a lifelong enjoyment of books.

In Yellow Group...

Children in the Read Write Inc. Yellow Group are becoming more confident and fluent readers as they move on from early decoding to reading with greater accuracy and expression. In this group, pupils focus on reading longer storybooks that include a wider range of sounds, words, and sentence structures. They continue to practise blending sounds to read unfamiliar words quickly and build their fluency through repeated reading and discussion.

Vocabulary development is an important part of each lesson, helping children to understand new words in context and to use them in their own speaking and writing. In writing sessions, pupils learn to compose clear, well-structured sentences, use simple punctuation correctly, and spell common words accurately. 

By the end of the Yellow Group, children are becoming more independent readers and writers, ready to tackle more complex texts with growing confidence and enjoyment.

In Yellow Group, the children are currently building their confidence in recognising, reading and using the set 3 sounds. 

These are the Set 3 sounds:

 ea   (as in tea)

 oi   (as in spoil)

 a-e   (as in cake)

 i-e   (as in smile)

 o-e   (as in home)

 u-e   (as in huge)

 aw   (as in yawn)

 are   (as in care)

 ur   (as in nurse)

 er   (as in letter)

 ow   (as in brown)

 ai   (as in snail)

 oa   (as in goat)

 ew   (as in chew)

 ire   (as in fire)

 ear   (as in hear)

 ure   (as in pure)