Phonics
We teach phonics using the Twinkl Phonics Scheme. In Autumn term, alongside continuing to practise some Phase 1 skills, we will be beginning to introduce children to phase 2 sounds.
Phase 2
What children learn:
- 19 new phonemes (single letter sounds such as s, a, t, p, i, n)
- How to blend sounds together to read simple VC and CVC words (e.g. in, it, sit, tap, pin)
- How to segment words to spell them - we call this 'robot talk'
- Introduction to a small set of common tricky words (e.g. I, the, in, go, to)
By the end of Phase 2, most children can:
- Recognise and say taught sounds
- Blend and segment simple words
- Begin reading short captions and simple sentences
- Begin to independently write CVC words
Phase 3 will be introduced when children are confident in these skills, and builds on Phase 2 by introducing digraphs and trigraphs - sounds made from 2 or 3 letters.
Phase 3
What children learn:
- 25 new phonemes, including:
- Digraphs such as ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, oa, oo
- Trigraphs such as igh, ear, ai
- The remaining single letter sounds
- More tricky words (e.g. he, she, we, you, they)
- How to read and spell words using the new sounds
- How to read longer sentences with growing fluency
By the end of Phase 3, most children can:
- Recognise and use around 44 phonemes
- Read and spell a wider range of words
- Read simple sentences with increasing confidence
- Write short words and phrases use known sounds
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