Helping you and your children prepare for the phonics screening check

April 15, 2024April 25, 2025Oxford Primary

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Get your Year 1 students ready for the phonics screening check(PSC) with confidence using the Essential Letters and Sounds (ELS). Our blog shares top tips for consolidating code knowledge, providing reading opportunities, and targeted teaching interventions. Say goodbye to testing anxiety and hello to PSC success with ELS.

Why junior reading fluency really matters

January 25, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Primary

Find out why junior reading fluency matters in the third installment of our Fluency series

Explore why junior reading fluency matters and how to build it effectively. Learn why fluency is crucial for comprehension and SAT success, with practical tips and resources from Oxford Primary to support junior readers’ progress. 📚🔍

Unmasking fluency: debunking the myths

January 25, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Primary

🔍 Uncover the truth behind fluency as we dissect common myths in the second installment of our Fluency Series, debunking them with the latest research along the way! 📚💡

Why is everyone talking about fluency?

January 25, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Primary

Explore reading fluency and its role in fostering independent fluent readers post-phonics in the first installment of our Fluency series. 📖💡 Including teacher tips and recommended Oxford Primary resources to support reading fluency.

DfE Reading Framework – 5 key takeaways

January 10, 2024December 4, 2024Oxford Primary

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Unveiling 5 pivotal insights from the latest DfE Reading Framework, showcasing how Read Write Inc. Phonics seamlessly integrates each principles into their programmes. Building fluency to continue supporting children in learning to read.

Getting started with ELS Progress: Phonics catch-up programme

October 16, 2023October 23, 2023Oxford Primary

The ELS Progress pack provides catch-up support using the consistency and rigour of the ELS teaching programme alongside reading books which are aligned to ELS, and pitched at the right level for children who are finding reading slightly harder.

Five takeaways for Primary from Ofsted’s Subject Report Coordinating Mathematical Success

September 13, 2023September 18, 2023Oxford Primary

Children solving primary maths problems with Numicon apparatus

By Jayne Jarvis, Primary Maths Publisher at Oxford University Press 1. Positive steps forward… but more to do We’ve seen a ‘resounding positive shift’ in mathematics education in primary schools over recent years. All schools are some way on their journey to embedding mastery, and a high-quality, ambitious spine has been established in the majority […]