Phonemes Blending Segmenting Sound talk Consonants and vowels Trigraphs : three letters one sound Graphemes Digraphs : two letters one sound mnemonic

s ck m p f l qu i b

1 letter: 1 sound (m) 1, 2, 3, 4 letters: 1 sound (ch, air, ough) Different letters: same sound (ch, k, c, ch) Same letter(s): different pronunciation for reading/sound for spelling. (ow – cow, row)

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the said some when people

Systematic, book-by-book progression of phonics teaching fits with the Phonics Workbooks, English Explorers series

Letter sounds still A-Z CVC with short vowels Two letters one sound: ch, sh, th Two letters one sound: ll, ss, ck, ng Initial and final adjacent consonants Long vowel sounds – split digraph: a-e Different letters same sound – long vowels: ai/ay r vowel phonemes: ar, er, ur, or Different letters same sound : oy/oi, ow/ou

Phonics set within a decodable story: reading for meaning. Popular and familiar characters

Consolidation for readers

Audio for readers

A typical lesson: Prepare your approach Prepare your text and any props Review previous learning Introduce new learning Make it active

Elements of a phonics lesson: Model reading Shared reading – Joining in – Read and repeat – Listen

Group reading – Guide the learning – focus on phonics – Reading in turn Paired or independent reading Listen

Sing Use letter cards/picture cards linked to the phonic focus – Which one says …? – Is this /g/ or /d/? Use soundtalk – Get me a /r/ /e//d/ pen please. Say it/write it Activities

Sort : get children to hold letter cards and move into the correct sequence to spell the word. Find your partner: children holding letters or words must find their picture partner. Find it: read the word and then search for the hidden picture card. Bingo! Snap! Activities

Support for teachers Free downloadable teaching notes and activity ideas.

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