For more on phase 2, take a look at these Sound Cards or these phonics mini books Level 2. How can I make learning Letters and Sounds fun?

Children across Years 4 – 6 who need additional support will have regular 1:1 reading with decodable books. In the Autumn Term we teach phonics for up to 30 minutes a day with an emphasis on revising Phase 5 from Year 1 Summer Term planning. The Reading Leader and SLT use the audit and prompt cards to regularly monitor and observe teaching; they use the summative data to identify children who need additional support and gaps in learning. Listen to them read the book. Remember to give them lots of praise – celebrate their success! If they can’t read a word, read it to them. After they have finished, talk about the book together. As children master the phonic code we support you to put that blossoming knowledge into practice. Our ‘three reads’ structure ensures you teach pupils to decode, read with prosody and understand what they are reading.International Col 1 Cambridge International Caribbean International Early Years Collins Big Cat for International Schools International Resources Webinars Catalogues Big Cat Writing Competition Winners 2023 I send this home at the end of every week. This allows parents to discuss the child’s learning and practice learning that has already taken place. Become a member and access all the resources you need to successfully teach phonics including content for every phonics lesson, CPD, assessment and support for parents

Twinkl Phonics is a DfE validated full systematic, synthetic phonics programme that contains everything you need to deliver phonics teaching to children from the very beginning of learning to read and write to full fluency. It delivers GPCs in a clear and rigorous way so that skills are built progressively over time, ensuring that children have a secure base from which to develop. On top of that, all learning is embedded in the exciting adventures of Kit and Sam and their family and friends so you can be sure that children will be excited by, and looking forward to, their daily phonics lessons! You might also like this Phase 4 Phonics Bingo Game. What does this letter and sounds flashcards set contain? We use the ‘Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised’ assessments to identify the gaps in their phonic knowledge and teach to these using the keep-up resources at pace.

o Children in Reception are taught to read and spell words using Phase 2 and 3 GPCs, and words with adjacent consonants (Phase 4) with fluency and accuracy. Build phonics expertise across your whole staff team, based on the most recent research with on-demand initial training and ongoing CPD including live events at Little Wandle
Champion Schools. Our fully decodable reading scheme Rhino Readers aligns perfectly with Twinkl Phonics and also features the familiar characters of Kit, Sam and their family and friends that children will have met in their daily phonics lessons. We recommend that Rhino Readers is used alongside Twinkl Phonics. This book has been carefully matched to your child’s current reading level. If your child is reading it with little help, please don’t worry that it’s too easy – your child needs to develop fluency and confidence in reading. Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic books that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.

Children who are receiving additional phonics ‘keep-up’ sessions read their reading practice book to an adult daily. Reduce workload and ensure consistency with supportive planning for every phonics lesson in Reception and Year 1. Includes sentences and images for all Little Wandle phonics activities.A reading practice book. This will be at the correct phonic stage for your child. They should be able to read this fluently and independently. o use books matched to the children’s secure phonic knowledge (Big Cat Little Wandle: Letters and Sounds Revised)