The Year 1 phonics screening check is a short, light-touch assessment to confirm whether individual pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard.

It will identify the children who need extra help so they are given support by their school to improve their reading skills. They will then be able to retake the check so that schools can track pupils until they are able to decode.

The following documents provide further information:

	Year1 Phonics Sample Materials	[pdf 502KB]
	Phonic Screening Check information	[pdf 1MB]