Phonics
What is phonics?
Phonics is the understanding that there is a predictable relationship between phonemes (the sounds of spoken language) and graphemes (the letters that represent them in written language).
Dr Deslea Konza explains that phonics is the relationship between phonemes and graphemes and the importance of this component in learning to read.
How phonics instruction supports the development of reading skills
This series of videos explains the role of phonics in developing reading skills and provides classroom examples.
The Big Six
Systematic and explicit phonics instruction
Anne Castles on systematic and explicit instruction of phonics
Podcast - Listen on SoundCloud
Classroom resources
Videos with accompanying PowerPoint presentations for lessons and student worksheets.
- Recorded lesson - phonic sequence SATP - lesson 1
- Recorded lesson - phonic sequence SATP - lesson 2
- Recorded lesson - phonic sequence SATP - lesson 3
- Recorded lesson - phonic sequence SATP - lesson 4
- Recorded lesson - phonic sequence SATP - lesson 5
- Lesson PowerPoint - phonic sequence SATP – lesson 1
- Lesson PowerPoint - phonic sequence SATP – lesson 2
- Lesson PowerPoint - phonic sequence SATP – lesson 3
- Lesson PowerPoint - phonic sequence SATP – lesson 4
- Lesson PowerPoint - phonic sequence SATP – lesson 5
- Phonics - suggested sequences of phonemes
- Phonics - Student practice sheet – phonic sequence SATP
- Phonics - Student practice sheet – phonic sequence INMD
- Handwriting in the early years – a guide for parents
- Handwriting in the early years – student practice sheets - letters SATP
- Handwriting in the early years – student practice sheets - letters INMD