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title: "Phonics"
url: "https://www.chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/pupilzone/useful-websites/phonics"
school: "St. Mary's Catholic Primary School & Nursery"
---

# Phonics

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#### Read Write Inc Phonics

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At St Mary’s we are passionate about teaching children to read and developing their early reading and writing skills. As parents and carers you have a powerful influence on your child’s early learning. The following is a guide to phonics we teach in Nursery and suggestions on how you can help at home to develop early reading and writing skills.

### Phonics

 RWI Phonics Policy  604 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/RWI_Phonics_policy_(2).pdf)

 Listening to your child read  556 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Listening_to_your_child_read_parent_meeting_handout_(1).pdf)

 Handwriting Phrases  592 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/rwi-handwriting-phrases.pdf)

 Ten Top Tips  110 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/ten_top_tips.pdf)

 FAQs  606 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-mary-s-catholic/files/documents/Parent_FAQs_(3).pdf)

Please **[click ](https://www.chorleystmarys.lancs.sch.uk/our-school/curriculum/phonics)**here for more information

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