The check is administered by your child’s teacher during the designated phonics screening week in the Summer term. The words are the same all across the country. Schools are sent the screening check through the post in a sealed box and teachers are not allowed to open the test until the start of that week. Your child will be scored against a national average which has been 32/40 since 2012. The mark will be told to schools at the end of June and can be released to parents if requested. Individual children’s results will not be published. Perhaps the most important thing to take away from all this is to not stress out, and certainly don’t let your child feel anxious about the check in anyway. If your child can read, this check is easy.
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