Phonics

Start off with a quick recap of Phase 3 sounds. There is a game called 'Flashcards speed trial' on Phonics Play which is great for this. All you need to do is log in (username: jan21    password:home) and select 'resources' at the top. Then scroll down to 'Flashcards speed trial' and select Phase 3. Then off you go!

Phonics Play

 

This is a website that we use regularly in school as it provides a variety of games for recapping phonic sounds and keywords. The children love it! They have given parents free access for the duration of this lockdown using the following log in details:

Username: jan21

Password: home

 

So you know, phonics is split into phases, as follows:

Phase 2: Most of the single letters of the alphabet. This is usually taught in Reception.

Phase 3: The remaining letters of the alphabet and an introduction to digraphs and trigraphs. This is usually taught in Reception.

Phase 4: No knew sounds learnt. Children learn to read and write longer words. This is usually taught in Reception.

Phase 5: Taught throughout Year 1. Children learn different ways to write sounds they already know.   We covered most of the Phase 5 sounds during Terms 1 and 2 of this year, so we will be doing lots of recapping from now on.