Oxford Literacy Web

by Linda Hammond

Published 4 February 1999
"The Oxford Literacy Web" is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum in Northern Ireland, the "Oxford Literacy Web" guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry. The "Letters, Sounds, and Rhymes" strand is a unique programme, developing phonological awareness and phonics knowledge throughout the infant years. "The Nursery Rhyme Books" are six little books with one modern or traditional nursery rhyme per book. The books focus on developing children's ability to hear the sounds in words, particularly initial sounds and rhymes.