Curriculum
Continuing with Phonics
Help phonics stick with a simple weekly rhythm of new sounds and review, and reading books matched to what each child knows.
- 35 minutes
- 7 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Pronounce the 42 main phonics sounds and their alternatives accurately
- Plan short daily sessions with a regular day for review
- Spot children who are struggling to blend and adjust your teaching
- Match reading books to the sounds a child already knows
- Build chances to practise sounds into the classroom and home
About this course
By Friday, some children have already lost Monday's sound. Phonics works when sounds are practised again and again until children know them without thinking, and when the books they read use only the sounds they've been taught.
A simple weekly rhythm helps: four days of new sounds, then a day spent going back over them. Practising all 42 main sounds and their alternatives yourself means the sounds you model are the right ones. You'll notice which children are struggling to blend while the session is still going, and give them more of it the next day. And a child who reads the same matched book in class and again at home that evening gets twice the practice.
Practice doesn't have to stop when the carpet session ends. Flashcards on your lanyard, labels with sound buttons and a well-stocked reading area keep children using their sounds all day.
- For early career teachers, support staff and 2 other roles. Early years and primary.
7 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
Introduction – How can we ensure young children begin to read
- 6 min
How to pronounce the sounds?
- 8 min
Why is phonics taught daily
- 7 min
How can you ensure that pupils remember the sounds?
- 7 min
How do children begin to read words and sentences?
- 6 min
How can you provide opportunities for rehearsal?
- 2 min
Wrap up