From sound
to sense.
A clear map of how children learn to read across primary school — from the first letter sound to reading critically beyond the page. It threads together Jolly Phonics and Jolly Grammar, the VIPERS comprehension strands, text awareness, and standardised assessment, all working towards one shared bar.
The shift every reader makes
Early years are weighted towards decoding the words. As that becomes automatic, the work moves to comprehension — understanding, and then reading beyond the text.
Five stages, one continuous path
Each stage shows the same five things: what readers decode, how they comprehend (the VIPERS strands), the text features they notice, how they read beyond the text, and the assessment and target for that point.
Follow one skill across the years
Pick a strand to see exactly how it grows from Reception to Year 6, and where it changes shape — the codes show the matching KS1 and KS2 reading content domains.