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The Foundations of Phonics for Learners with SEND/Complex Needs
See what good phonics teaching looks like for pupils working at pre-formal levels, and how much of it you're already doing.
- 49 minutes
- Recorded webinar
- 1 CPD hour
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Place phonics within the reading rope, alongside language comprehension
- Build sound discrimination with Phase 1 activities adapted for older learners
- Make sounds visible and physical with resonance boards and sound-to-light kit
- Decide when and how to adapt a phonics scheme for complex needs
- Involve families in the sounds you're working on in school
About this course
Special schools are now asked to explain their approach to phonics, and a scheme written for Reception doesn't sit easily with a non-verbal 15-year-old or a class working at pre-formal level. It can feel like a choice between forcing it and leaving some pupils out.
Phonics starts with telling one sound from another, and your sensory stories, intensive interaction and music sessions already build that. You'll get ideas for making sound something pupils can feel and see, with resonance boards, sound-to-light equipment, cued articulation and mirrors for mouth shapes. There's also sensible advice on adapting a commercial scheme, and on sending the sounds you're working on home with a QR code.
It's taught by a consultant who began as a teaching assistant in a special school and later did a PhD on phonics for learners with complex needs.
- For early career teachers, support staff and 2 other roles. Early years and special.
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