1.What is your role in school?

Class teacher

Teaching assistant

Senior leadership

Other (please specify)

2.What year group do you work with?

Nursery

Reception

Year 1

Year 2

Other (please specify)

3.How long have you worked in a school setting?

Less than 2 years

2-5 years

5-10 years

10+ years

4.What strategies do you use to teach early reading in your classroom?

5.On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate your confidence in teaching phonics? With 1 being the least confident, and 10 being the most confident.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

6.Does your school subscribe to a phonics programme? If so, do you find the programme to be useful when teaching phonics?

7.Are there any challenges when teaching phonics? If so, what are they?

8.Do you think there are any groups of students that may struggle with phonics more than others?

9.If a child is identified to be struggling with phonics, what strategies would you use to support them?

10.In your classroom, how do you motivate students to read? (Book corners, genres, etc.)