Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception Group Grids

The Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception are designed to support progression for the teaching of reading in the Reception year.

They outline the phonic progression application for word reading, tricky words and high frequency words, alongside comprehension development. Insert the specific phonic progression, tricky words and high frequency words for your systematic, synthetic programme alongside each Learning and Progression Step.

The comprehensive statements have been derived from the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework, and are designed to support teachers to plan appropriate learning opportunities for the whole class, groups, and individual children, in order to meet end of year expectations in reading.

The document is organised into half termly easy to use group grids which support planning for reading, and formative and summative assessment of Reading across Reception towards the Early Learning Goals. These grids can be used alongside any systematic, synthetic phonic programme.