Children who read or are read to regularly have the opportunity to open the doors to so many different worlds!
More importantly, reading will give your child the tools to become an independent, lifelong learner.
We develop early readers by:
- Using Read Write Inc, a programme to help to your child read at school
- Encouraging children to develop a love of books by reading to them daily, at home and at school
- Giving children access to a wide range of books at school and at home
At Kippax North, we use Read Write Inc Phonics (RWI) to give your child the best possible start with their English development. Our phonics lead is Mrs Lucy Chadwick.
What is Read Write Inc?
Read Write Inc (RWI) is a complete phonics literacy programme which helps all children learn to read fluently and at speed so they can focus on developing their skills in comprehension, vocabulary and spelling. The programme is designed for children aged 4-7. However, at Kippax North Primary School, we begin the programme in Nursery and will continue teaching RWI to children beyond the age of 7, as we use a stage, not age, approach.
RWI was developed by Ruth Miskin, and more information on this can be found here.
We have regular RWI development days and our proud of our on-ongoing outstanding practice in the teaching of phonics.
Remaining term dates 2026: Please note the term dates for NEXT academic year can be found below.
Spring Term 1
Monday 23rd Feb to
Thursday 2nd Apr
Monday 5th Jan to
Friday 13th Feb
Monday 20th Apr to
Friday 22nd May
Spring Term 2
Half Term
Monday 16th Feb to
Friday 20th Feb
Summer Term 1
Easter Holidays
Friday 3rd Apr to
Friday 17th Apr
Summer Term 2
Half Term
Monday 25th May to
Friday 29th May
Summer Holidays
Monday 1st June to
Tuesday 21st July
