Synthetic phonics is the art of blending sounds together to read new words. The synthesis of sounds has become a large part of phonics teaching in the UK and around the world. No longer are children expected to read the word c-a-t as ‘SEE’ ‘AY’ ‘TEE’ and why would we want them too? Synthetic phonics allows children to develop a deeper understanding of letters and sounds in language, to break down larger words and to manipulate sounds to create new words and learning to read becomes reading to learn.
Below are downloadable files for the order in which we teach the letters and sounds.
Please note, that Phase 1 is all about listening to sounds, playing with sounds, engaging with environmental sounds, body sounds, vocal sounds, songs, rhymes, patterns in sound and generally developing the aural capacity of the children, in preparation to Phase 2.
Order of Teaching the Sounds
Order of Teaching the High Frequency Words
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Available from the App Store:
Mr Phonics: Word Wallpaper - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mr-phonics-word-wallpaper/id547624322?mt=8
Mr Phonics: Matching Pairs app - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mr-phonics-matching-pairs/id541463355?mt=8
Mr Phonics: Letters and Sounds IPAD APP - http://bit.ly/hXqLKZ
Mr Phonics: Letters and Sounds IPHONE APP - http://bit.ly/h9IH8E
Mr Phonics: Blends and Spellings IPAD App - http://bit.ly/kw2ReB
Mr Phonics: Blends and Spellings IPHONE App - http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/mr-thorne-does-phonics-blends/id433873871?mt=8
Thank you for pointing me in this direction for the tracking of phonics acquisition. The files are useful from the teaching point of view and could be developed into a tracking system. We feel that we need to keep a record of which phonemes etc the children are picking up as well as the HFWs. I am sure we are not alone in this and wondered if you know of anyone who has set up a usable system.
Thanks again – keep up the amazing work!
Lucy Twyman Deputy Head at Hillsborough Primary Sheffield