EAL and SEN children have not been addressed in the reading policy, however the reading policy suggests that phonics is taught in a "multi-sensory and active such as the outdoor space of early childhood. ". These two groups of children may need more time to learn phonics. In reading policy, strategies specifically put in place for these groups of children, alongside children who have not made as much progress in their phonological knowledge and skills as their peers, could be addressed. The school could adopt a strategy that includes children working one-on-one with an adult as part of an intervention program so that they can progress like the rest of their peers (Marsh and Hallet,