Our Narrative Immersion Approach in Reception

The highlight of the week is our storybox ritual on a Monday morning, we meet a character from our text and problem solve and explore our chosen book. We are all fully committed to delivering a narrative immersion approach, which puts stories and drama at the heart of our curriculum.

How do stories help develop learners?

• Support pupils to develop key life skills.
• Develop children’s thinking skills.
• Teach children facts, concepts and skills that accelerate their learning in a number of curriculum areas.
• Explore, enjoy and teach about language.
• Develop many aspects of emotional intelligence.

Why narrative immersion?

• It enables thematic teaching which helps embed literacy.
• Provides a vehicle for a broad and balanced curriculum.
• Is designed to accommodate coverage of many areas of the curriculum in depth.
• Builds broad conceptual and social frameworks into young minds and hearts.
• Enables pupils to grasp the art of story-telling.
• Develops a language rich environment.
• Provides a context for learning and gives it added value and purpose.

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Narrative immersion is providing a context for the development of:

• Thinking skills
• Emotional intelligence
• The dispositions of independent learning

Without these skills to underpin their educational and life-skill development pupils will struggle to:

• work in groups;
• to carry out research;
• manage relationships;
• resolve conflict peacefully;
• solve problems;
• develop self-discipline;
• manage time and deadlines;
• speak out;
• think independently and creatively
• We all need these skills in the exponential technological age of the 21st century.

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This is the basis of life-long learning.  

Phonics in Reception

At Ludworth we teach phonics using Supersonic Phonic Friends.  This programme is a fully systematic phonic approach created by Phonics' expert, Anna Lucas and beautifully designed by artist, Fiona Cameron.

The programme begins with Firm Foundations in Phonics 1 which is aligned to Phase 1 from Letters and Sounds.

The Basics, Phonics 2, 3 and 4 will be taught in reception class with the Higher Level Phonics 5 being taught throughout Year 1.

To find out more, click on the link below to explore their website:

https://www.supersonicphonicfriends.co.uk/