Our first Family Learning workshop of the year, for parents and carers of our new Primary 1 pupils, took place on Thursday 22nd August . The workshop focused on Primary 1 literacy, particularly Cathedral’s approach to teaching phonics.
Mr Young opened the workshop by talking about Cathedral Primary’s holistic approach to Literacy:
- a rigorous synthetic phonics programme to give children the tools they need to read and write
- the use of decodable reading books during phonics lessons to give children instant success and build their confidence
- exposure to non-decodable reading books to develop vocabulary and comprehension
- access to ‘real’ books through regular visits to the school library
- daily opportunities for the children to apply their phonics and reading in meaningful ways across the curriculum
The remainder of the workshop was led by Mrs McCoy who gave a presentation on ‘Read Write Inc. Phonics’, followed by a live phonics lesson with a group of Primary 2 pupils. The children were absolute superstars and parents and carers were amazed to think that’s where their own child will be in just a year’s time.
Our August – December Parental Engagement & Family Learning leaflet can be accessed via the link below:
Aug – Dec 2024 Family Learning programme (1)
