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title: "Reception Class - Group Reading"
url: "https://darwenstjames.co.uk/news/2024-02-22-reception-class-group-reading"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
---

# Reception Class - Group Reading

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/IMG_3993.jpeg)   22 February 2024

Reception have been working hard to apply their phonics knowledge to their reading.
They have been working on ‘speedy reading’ breaking down the word into sounds and blending together to read the words.

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