Phonics & Reading
EYFS Parents & Children Reading Together Sessions 2022-2023
These take place at 2.30pm in school
Friday 18th November 2022
Friday 27th January 2023
Friday 24th March 2023
Friday 28th April 2023
Friday 23rd June 2023
Please refer to 'Literacy in Reception & Beyond Parent Workshop' for information shared:
Phonics in Reception
At St Anne's, we follow the DfE approved Twinkl Scheme for the teaching of Phonics. This suggests 6 key levels starting at Nursery and moving through to Year 2. Children from St Anne's Nursery will have accessed Level 1 which focuses on learning key listening skills and differentiating between a variety of environmental sounds and sounds in words.
In Reception, children will initially review Level 1 and quickly move through Level 2, Level 3 & Level 4.
In Level 2 children will learn some initial letter sounds and will learn to segment and blend to read and write 3 letter regular words. Children will use their "Robot Rick Fingers" to segment and blend words. They will also learn some "Tricky Words" - those that cannot be sounded out and need to be read on sight. The correct letter formations are also key at this stage.
In Level 3 children will learn the final initial letter sounds and will be taught some digraph and trigraph sounds. By the end of Level 3, children should know a grapheme for all the sounds used in English. The words will begin to get longer and children will learn how to break up the words and blend them back together to read.
Towards the end of the year in Level 4, no new sounds are learned. However, the children are taught consonant clusters when reading and writing. This should prepare children well for the challenges of Year 1 and Level 5 where they will learn alternative digraphs and begin to work on grammar rules and spelling patterns.
Parent and Carers Guide to Pronouncing Phonemes
Watch this video to find out how to pronounce the sounds.
Parent and Carers Guide to Tricky Words
This quick guide for parents and carers explains what tricky words are, why they are tricky for children to read and spell and why it is important to teach them.
Parent & Carers Guide to Blending Words for Reading
This video explains how to get your child reading by blending the sounds in words together. At St Anne's we also Robot Talk like Robot Rick, use our 'phoneme fingers' and initially use sound buttons under each individual phoneme or a digraph line under the digraphs or trigraphs on the flash cards. Please see the handout from the Literacy Parent Workshop for more information or talk to me for more advice.
Flashcards & General Documents
- Reading With Your Child Booklet for Parents.pdf
- Level 2 Flashcards with picture clue.pdf
- Level 2 Phoneme Flash Cards.pdf
- Reading Word List ---Level-2.pdf
- Level 2 regular word cards.pdf
- Level 2 regular word flash cards.pdf
- Level 2 Sound Button Regular Word Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 3 Phoneme Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 3 Flashcards with picture clue.pdf
- Level 3 Sound Button Regular Word Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 4 regular word cards.pdf
- Level 4 Sound Button Regular Word Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 2 - Level 5 Tricky Word Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 2 - Level 5 High Frequency Word Flash Cards.pdf
- Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 Tricky Words for parents.pdf
- Phase 2 & Phase 3 Sound Book Flashcards.pdf
Twinkl Phonics - Level 2 Parent Information Sheets
- Parent Information Sheet - s.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - a.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - t.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - p.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - i.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - n.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - m.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - d.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - g.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - o.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - c.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - k.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - ck.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - e.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - u.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - r.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - h.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - b.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - f.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - l.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - ff.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - ll.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - ss.pdf
- Parent Information Sheet - s saying z.pdf
Twinkl Phonics Alphabet Song
Twinkl Phonics - Level 3 Parent Information Sheets
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - j.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - v.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - w.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - x.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - y.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - z & zz.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - qu.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ch.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - sh.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - th (unvoiced).pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - th (voiced).pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ng.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ai.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ee.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - igh.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - oa.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - long oo.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - short oo.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - or.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ar.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ur.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ow.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - oi.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ear.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - air.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - ure.pdf
- Level 3 Parent Information Sheet - er.pdf
Twinkl Phonics - Level 2, Level 3 & Level 4 Bookmarks
Twinkl Phonics - Level 2 Online Reading Texts
Twinkl Phonics - Level 3 Online Reading Texts
- Dad's Dinner Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Farmyard Fun Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Fixing the Rocker Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Fun At The Park Mini Book.pdf
- Helping Out Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Lets Cook Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Pippa Rabbit Reading Mini Book.pdf
- The Christmas List Reading Mini Book.pdf
- The King Reading Mini Book.pdf
- The Lightning Reading Mini Book.pdf
- The Quiz Reading Mini Book.pdf
- Top Dog Fun Reading Mini Book.pdf
Twinkl Phonics - Level 4 Online Reading Texts
Useful Weblinks
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Phonics Play Please use the school login details to access games
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BBC Bitesize Phase 2 Phoneme Videos Videos to support learning Phase 2 phonemes
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BBC Bitesize Phase 3 Phoneme Videos Videos to help learn the Phase 3 phonemes
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Mr Thorne Does Phonics Some fun videos to support your child - including the wonderful Geraldine the Giraffe.
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Epic Phonics Videos A YouTube channel with lots of videos to support your child
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Mr Teach Phonics Videos Lots of videos to support phonics from Phase 1 upwards
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Letters & Sounds A great website packed full with videos, games and flashcards for your information and to use with children
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Phonics For Home & School A useful YouTube video for use at home to help support you and your child in learning to read.
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School Reading List Recommend texts for each age and stage of reading
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Book Trust Book Recommendations Recommended books for every occasion.
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100 Picture Books to Read Before You're 5 A list of picture books that are perfect to help your child learn to read.