From an early age, children at Poulton Lancelyn will learn to read with accuracy and confidence and develop a love of reading. Through a lively and systematic approach, children will learn to recognise the 44 common graphemes in the English language and how to sound-blend words for reading (decoding) at the same time as developing handwriting skills and spelling (encoding). As their confidence in decoding develops they will be taught to comprehend and compose ideas for their own writing. Storybooks will be exciting and matched to their phonic ability to ensure early success in reading. Children will be able to read with fluency by the end of KS1 and they will be adept at applying their phonics skills in all curriculum areas.