Introduction
We want to help all our children to be successful readers who love reading.
We hope that the information on this page will help you to understand our approach to phonics, and give you ideas for how you can help at home.
If you have any questions about the teaching of phonics at Pinner Park, please speak to your child's class teacher who will be happy to help.
We want to help all our children to be successful readers who love reading.
We hope that the information on this page will help you to understand our approach to phonics, and give you ideas for how you can help at home.
If you have any questions about the teaching of phonics at Pinner Park, please speak to your child's class teacher who will be happy to help.
What is phonics?
Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English language.
Written language can be compared to a code, so knowing the sounds of individual letters and how those letters sound when they’re combined will help children decode words as they read.
Understanding phonics will also help children know which letters to use when they are writing words.
Phonics involves matching the sounds of spoken English with individual letters or groups of letters. For example, the sound k can be spelled as c, k, ck or ch.
Teaching children to blend the sounds of letters together helps them decode unfamiliar or unknown words by sounding them out. For example, when a child is taught the sounds for the letters t, p, a and s, they can start to build up the words: “tap”, “taps”, “pat”, “pats” and “sat”.
Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read and write. It helps children hear, identify and use different sounds that distinguish one word from another in the English language.
Written language can be compared to a code, so knowing the sounds of individual letters and how those letters sound when they’re combined will help children decode words as they read.
Understanding phonics will also help children know which letters to use when they are writing words.
Phonics involves matching the sounds of spoken English with individual letters or groups of letters. For example, the sound k can be spelled as c, k, ck or ch.
Teaching children to blend the sounds of letters together helps them decode unfamiliar or unknown words by sounding them out. For example, when a child is taught the sounds for the letters t, p, a and s, they can start to build up the words: “tap”, “taps”, “pat”, “pats” and “sat”.
Information for parents
Our parent guides to 'Letters and Sounds' (our phonics programme) give a good overview of the phases of phonics learning.
Part 1 covers phases 1 - 4 and is ideal for parents of children in Reception. Click here to download.
Part 2 covers phases 5 - 6 and is a follow up for parents of children in Years 1 and 2. Click here to download.
The slides from our parent briefings in the Autumn term are available.
Reception Parents: Click here to download.
Year 1 Parents: Click here to download
You may find the following videos helpful (thanks to Oxford Owl). It is really important that you use 'pure sounds' when you are supporting phonics at home.
Our parent guides to 'Letters and Sounds' (our phonics programme) give a good overview of the phases of phonics learning.
Part 1 covers phases 1 - 4 and is ideal for parents of children in Reception. Click here to download.
Part 2 covers phases 5 - 6 and is a follow up for parents of children in Years 1 and 2. Click here to download.
The slides from our parent briefings in the Autumn term are available.
Reception Parents: Click here to download.
Year 1 Parents: Click here to download
You may find the following videos helpful (thanks to Oxford Owl). It is really important that you use 'pure sounds' when you are supporting phonics at home.
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The Phoneme Songs
When we first introduce the phonemes, we use songs and actions to help us. You can buy an app for your mobile device which has access to all the songs. For further info visit: https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/shop/uk-shop/phonics-resources/jolly-apps/jolly-songs-app/#
When we first introduce the phonemes, we use songs and actions to help us. You can buy an app for your mobile device which has access to all the songs. For further info visit: https://www.jollylearning.co.uk/shop/uk-shop/phonics-resources/jolly-apps/jolly-songs-app/#