Once your child has discovered an author they love, it is a great idea to look out for similar authors and stories. Use these 'branching out' posters to inspire your child's reading.

• Branching Out - Beast Quest
• Branching Out - David Walliams
• Branching Out - Harry Potter
• Branching Out - Michael Morpurgo
• Branching Out - Roald Dahl
• Branching Out - Tom Gates
• Branching Out - Wimpy Kid

We use Read Write Inc. phonics programme to teach our children to read, write and spell.

RWI parents handout

Visit the parent pages on the Ruth Miskin Training website go to:

https://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/find-out-more/parents

Watch phonics videos using Set 1, 2 & 3 sounds:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7fbLgY2oA_cFCIg9GdxtQ

Join Ruth Miskin Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/miskin.education

Read Free e-books for home reading:

http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/Reading/

Use Oxford Owl for more help with Read Write Inc:

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/

Order of the programme

The programme is ordered through a series of colour-coded books, each progressively introducing new letters and sounds. 

Below, you can find the progression of book colours and the typical age-range that children will be exposed to them. You can also find, below, documents to download which identify exactly which new learning is introduced in each book colour phase.

Books	Year Group Expectations
Red Ditty 1-10	Reception
Green 1-10	Reception
Purple 1-10	Reception
Pink 1-10	Year One
Orange 1-12	Year One
Yellow 1-10	Year One
Blue 1-10	Year Two
Grey 1-13	Year Two