2. CVC – consonant, vowel, consonant e.g. cat
CVVC – consonant, vowel, vowel, consonant e.g. seen
Segment – Say each sound, c-a-t
Blend – Say all the sounds together to make a word, cat
Decode – to look at the letter shapes and work out the
corresponding sounds
What is phonics?
Phonics is a system of relationships between letters and
sounds in a language.
Key Vocabulary
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Speaking and listening lay the foundations for phonics learning.
Emphasis on attuning to sounds and auditory discrimination.
Developing vocabulary and language comprehension.
Begin oral blending and segmenting.
Continuum across the year groups.
Where does it start?
4. F2 – Jolly Phonics songs F3 – Read Write Inc
Bingo!
Single sounds
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6. The children learn that groups of letters can represent
one sound e.g. ay in play, ee as in tree and igh as in high.
Set 2. Vowel sounds.
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7. Tricky set 2 sounds
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ir air igh
8. The children learn that there are alternative ways of
writing the same sounds. They sound the same, but are
written differently.
Read the sound
Say the rhyme
Sound out and blend
words with the sound in
Write words with that sound in
Write words with alternative vowel sounds
Explore where the sound is often used
Set 3. Alternative vowel sounds.
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ir er ur
13. Activity Time!
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Ms Holly
Writing using phonics for
spelling
Mr Andy
Sound buttons and reading
Ms Hayley
Games to play at home with
sounds, ribbon words and
red words.
14. Reading at home
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Reading should not be presented to children as a chore
or duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.
Kate DiCamillo
If you want your children to be intelligent, read them
fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read
them more fairy tales. -- Albert Einstein
Our Role to…
• Develop a love of reading.
• Let children read what they want.
• Read a range of books, comic, fiction and non-fiction.
• Expose our children to story language.
• Show that text carries meaning.