Phonics
Introduction
The resources on this page will help you support your child with saying their sounds and writing their letters. There are also some useful videos so you can see how they are taught at school and feel confident about supporting their reading at home. Find our full Reception and Year 1 teaching programme overview here to see what your child will learn and when.
These three videos show you how to pronounce the sounds. Notice how the children don’t add an ‘uh’ sound at the end, so they say: ‘t’ not ‘tuh’. Use the downloadable information to help your child remember how to write their letters and say their sounds.
| Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 1 | |
| Phase 2 sounds taught in Reception Autumn 2 | |
| Phase 3 sounds taught in Reception Spring 1 |
Autumn 1 soundsDownload a guide to how children are taught to say their sounds in Reception Autumn 1. |
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Autumn 2 soundsDownload a guide to how children are taught to say their sounds in Reception Autumn 2. DOWNLOAD PDF |
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Spring 1 soundsDownload a guide to how children are taught to say their sounds in Reception Spring 1. DOWNLOAD PDF |
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How we teach
| A quick guide to alien words | |
| How we teach tricky words | |
| How we teach blending |