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Phonics and Early Reading

     

 

 

Sound!Start Phonics for Letters and Sounds 

Rationale

 

A key part of the rationale behind Sound!Start Phonics is the importance of focusing attention on what we want children to know and remember.  

We need children to know the sounds that are used within the English language and the way letters are used to represent these sounds.  We also need them to master the skills of blending sounds to create words and segmenting words into separate sounds so that they can use their knowledge of the letters and sounds that go together to read and write words. 

The organisation of phonics teaching within the timetable, the structure of lessons, the classroom resources, the teaching strategies outlined within the

practice guidance and the practice opportunities provided within and beyond daily phonics lessons support children to remain focused on these things as they work at GPC level, word level, caption / sentence level and finally text level within each phase of the programme.  

 

The approach outlined within the programme ensures adult attention also remains carefully focused; on the children and on what they know and can do.

 

 

Reading

 

Recognition of

GPCs

 

Blending Skills

 

Recognition of

Tricky Words

 

GPC Knowledge

 

 

 

 

Spelling

 

Segmentation

Skills

 

Recall of GPCs

 

Recall of Tricky

Words

 

PLUS:

Good handwriting habits: posture,

pencil hold, paper

 

Accurate letter formation

Word Level Work

 

 

 

 

Caption / Sentence Level Work 

 

 

 

 

Controlled Text Level Work

 

 

 

 

Wider application of knowledge and skills across the curriculum