The Red Rose Letters and Sounds suite of materials includes the following programmes:
Red Rose Communication, Language and Literacy, Phonological Awareness - Phase 1
Planning Programme
"Following training and an introduction to the programme, the staff are now all highly motivated and knowledgeable in their role of developing children's phonological awareness skills. Staff are now confident in using the skills tracker and know where the children need to be, to be ready for the next stage in their learning. The consistency of communication, language and literacy teaching across the nursery school has improved and the sessions are fun and engaging."
Headteacher, Staghills Nursery School
Red Rose Bounce Back Phonics
Catch Up Planning Programme - Phase 4 - 5
"After attending recent training and implementing Red Rose Bounce Back Phonics, our TAs are confident in delivering quality catch up phonics sessions to our children in Key Stage 2. In a short space of time our children are making accelerated progress and are applying their phonics knowledge in their reading and writing more accurately."
Headteacher, Lancashire Primary School
Red Rose Resource Shop
Resources available to purchase
Red Rose Letters and Sound Planning Resources are available to support the programme.
'Free' Additional Red Rose Resources
If you have purchased the Red Rose Letters and Sounds Programme you have access to downloadable copies of the materials from this area, as well as other resources.
Training
Red Rose Letters and Sounds CPD Film Suite
Access your Red Rose Letters and Sounds Video Tutorials.
A suite of support videos for just £50 a year.
CPD - Training
Explore our wide range of Red Rose Letters and Sounds courses, in venues and online.
Contact us to book bespoke training or consultancy for your school or setting.
Assessment
Phonics Tracker is the only authorised tool for tracking Red Rose Letters and Sounds online.
Red Rose Book Matching
Oxford University Press book matching chart for Red Rose Letters and Sounds
Red Rose Letters and Sounds matching chart with Oxford University Press books now available to schools using our programme. This chart has been developed by Oxford University Press.
There is also an order form available for all titles included on the matching chart.
Ransom Publishing book matching chart for Red Rose Letters and Sounds
Red Rose Letters and Sounds matching chart with Ransom Publishing books now available to schools using our programme. This chart has been developed by Ransom Publishing.
Smart Kids book matching chart for Red Rose Letters and Sounds
Red Rose Letters and Sounds book matching chart with Smart Kids UK Ltd now available to schools using our programme. This chart has been developed by Smart Kids UK Ltd.
Schofield and Sims book matching chart for Red Rose Letters and Sounds
Red Rose Letters and Sounds book matching chart with Schofield and Sims now available to schools using our programme. This chart has been developed by Schofield and Sims.
To access these matching charts you must be from a school who has been trained to teach Red Rose Letters and Sounds, and is using our programme. Please login if you meet the above criteria or contact the team if you believe you should have access.
Supporting Reading Materials
What are Red Rose Letters and Sounds Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception?
The Red Rose Letters and Sounds Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception are designed to support progression for the teaching of reading in the Reception year.
They outline the Red Rose Letters and Sounds phonic progression for word reading, including grapheme, phoneme correspondences, tricky words and high frequency words, alongside comprehension development.
The comprehension statements have been derived from the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework, and are designed to support teachers to plan appropriate learning opportunities for the whole class, groups, and individual children, in order to meet end of year expectations in reading.
Red Rose Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception Group Grids
The Red Rose Letters and Sounds Learning and Progression Steps for Reading in Reception Group Grids are designed to support progression, planning and assessment for the teaching of reading in the Reception year.
They outline the Red Rose Letters and Sounds phonic progression for word reading, including grapheme, phoneme corrsepondences, tricky words and high frequency words, alongside comprehension development.
The comprehension statements have been derived from the Early Years Foundation Stage Stautory Framework, and are designed to support teachers to plan appropriate learning opportunities for the whole class, groups, and individual children, in order to meet end of year expectations in reading.
The document is organised into half termly easy to use group grids which support planning for reading, and formative and summative assessment of Reading using Red Rose Letters and Sounds Progression, across Reception towards the Early Learning Goals.