Read Write Inc in Nursery

The main focus in nursery class is language comprehension. It is vital to embed oral activities during the nursery years. To support our children in the Nursery, we model speaking in whole sentences and do lots of talking throughout the day, especially in play! We model how to form sentences and get children to add their ideas and repeat these back! We Use second-tier vocabulary with children throughout the day to extend vocabulary; for example, we might say, “Children, this morning Charlie looks sad. In fact, he does not just look sad; he looks upset and tearful.” We have planned storybooks throughout the year that children grow to love, connecting them to the role play area and other areas of the Nursery environment, and encouraging children to ‘jump in’, ‘join in’, use ‘phrases to keep forever’. We start with fairy tales and build up a wider bank of stories from here. These stories are in addition to the wealth of stories, nursery rhymes, and songs that are part of the nursery day. From early on, the Nursery children are introduced to a carpet buddy and are encouraged to turn to their buddy to share ideas and answers. This leads into what will be expected of them later in Butterflies (Reception) when they begin more formal Read, Write, Inc. sessions. We introduce the classroom management signals to the children as early as possible. These include 1, 2, and 3 to move around the classroom, get their belongings, and take part in challenges!