Phonics and Handwriting Support
Hello Parents and Friends of Red Kite Special Academy!
Hopefully you are all coping at this unprecedented time and your families are all staying safe. If you are visiting this section I am guessing that this is because you would like some guidance on the area of phonics and how you can use this to support your child in their journey to fluent reading and writing skills. I am hoping that this will help you:
- Phonics involves the 26 letters of the alphabet
- There are 42 sounds to learn
- The government recommends that we use a structured, synthetic approach to phonics
- This means that children are taught the letters and sounds of our language and how to blend them into words
- The structure comes in because we try to teach them in a particular order until students KNOW each sound to mastery
- At Red Kite Special Academy we have subscribed to the Jolly Phonics system which enables the children to learn through multisensory techniques
- We also like to use online learning and games to help students
- The key is to make this fun and engaging and never spend too long in each session 10-20 minutes is recommended for younger children, but as you know your own child, gauge this carefully and try integrating this into your everyday reading activities and it will soon become natural and fluent
- I have begun to add activities to this area and will continue to update these in the coming days and weeks
Best Regards and wishes,
Lynsey - Literacy Lead Teacher
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Penguin Publisher How to teach your child phonics
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RKSA Literacy Lead A video on how to support your child with phase one phonics at home
Phonics Phase Two Video
Phonics Phase Two Overview to go with Phase Two resources on RKSA website
Phonics Phase Three Video
A Phase Three Overview
Phase Four Phonics Overview
An Overview of Phase Four Phonics
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Jolly Phonics Listen to the 42 letter sounds of Jolly Phonics, spoken in British English. Each letter sound is clearly spoken twice, before an example word is given.
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Phonics - Teaching Blending This is a video clip from the DfES Letters and Sounds Programme (2007) used to teach children to read in many schools. This clip shows children learning how to use letter sounds to segment and blend words together.
Useful Phonics resources for you to help your child
- cfe-l-526042-satpin-sorting-cards_ver_6.pdf
- phase-1-alphabet-mat.pdf
- phase-2-sound-mat.pdf
- phase-3-sound-mat.pdf
- phase-4-sound-mats.pdf
- phase-5-sound-mat.pdf
- t-l-141-line-handwriting-worksheets_ver_4.pdf
- t-s-3446-workstation-pack-cvc-initial-letter-matching-activity-pack.pdf
- t-l-5368-initial-sounds-peg-matching-game_ver_8.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-1.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-2.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-3.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-5.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-6.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2-group-7.pdf
- ckeurhb-read-and-race-game.pdf
- jolly-phonics-set-2group-4.pdf
- ffflllss-read-and-race-game.pdf
- inky-colouring-sheet.pdf
- jvwxyzzz-read-and-race-game.pdf
- mdgock-read-and-race-game.pdf
- quchshthng-read-and-race-game.pdf
- satpin-read-and-race-game.pdf
- snake-colouring-sheet.pdf
- jolly-phonics-animal-anagrams.pdf
- jolly-phonics-bee-colouring-sheet.pdf
- jolly-phonics-ou-colouring.sheet-1.pdf
- t-l-2148-phase-1-activity-pack-_ver_4.zip
- Phase 2 Cap1.pdf
- Phase 2 Cap3.pdf
- Phase 2 Fan.pdf
- Phase 2 Letters.pdf
- Phase 2 Set 2 words.pdf
- Phase 2 Set 3 words.pdf
- Phase 2 tricky words.pdf
- Phase 2 TWords.pdf
An activity pack to help you to introduce initial sounds through play
Phase Three Resources
- t-l-016-phase-3-phonics-sound-mat-letters-and-sounds_ver_9.pdf
- Phase 3 Captions and Pictures Matching Cards.pdf
- Phase 3 Complete Phoneme Roll and Read Mat Pack.pdf
- Phase 3 Flashcards.pdf
- Phase 3 Obb and Bob Sorting Activity.pdf
- Phase 3 Phonics Activity Booklet.pdf
- Phase 3 Phonics Buried Treasure Game.pdf
- Phase 3 Phonics Jigsaw.pdf
- Phase 3 Phonics Picture Activity Sheets.pdf
- Phase 3 Quick Activities.ppt
- Phase 3 Sentence Cards.pdf
- Phase 3 Sound Button Word Cards.pdf
- Phase 3 Tricky Word Bingo.pdf
- Phase 3 Yes No Question Cards.pdf
Phase Four Phonics Resources
- t-l-032-phase-4-sound-button-word-cards-_ver_5.pdf
- T-L-499-Tricky-Word-Sheets-Phase-4.pdf
- T-L-697-Phase-4-High-Frequency-Wordmat.pdf
- T-L-1270-Phase-4-Yes-No-Questions-Powerpoint.ppt
- t-l-8762-phase-4-phonics-picture-activity-sheets-_ver_2.pdf
- T-T-5386-Letters-And-Sounds-Phase-4-Powerpoint.pptx
- t-t-252745-eyfs-phase-4-phonics-morning-starter-activities-powerpoint_ver_6.ppt
Phase Six Resources
- t-l-9537-phase-6-phonics-morning-starter-activities-powerpoint-_ver_3.pptx
- t-l-526638-emojis-phase-6-phonics-mosaic-activity-sheets-english_ver_1.pdf
- t-l-526881-pirates-phase-6-phonics-mosaic-activity-sheets-english_ver_3.pdf
- t-par-290-phase-6-phonics-spelling-rules-and-words-guide-for-parents_ver_2.pdf
Handwriting Support
- Ursulas Passport application activity
- Twinkl handwriting activity part 2
- The letter ‘y’ handwriting help card part 2
- The letter ‘p’ activity sheet
- The letter ‘o’ extra practice activity sheet
- The letter ‘d’ more joining practice activity sheet part 2
- KS2 handwriting pangram assessment activity
- Positioning the letter ‘q’ activity sheet part 2
- KS2 mothers day handwriting activity sheets
- Joining the letter ‘w; activity sheet part 2
- Handwriting lined booklet
- Fluency, style and speed practice part 2
- Twinkl handwriting activity
- Tweezer games with adult guidance
- The letter ‘y’ handwriting help card
- The letter ‘p’ larger lines activity sheet
- The letter ‘o’ extra practice activity sheet
- The letter ‘d’ more joining practice activity sheet
- KS1 Handwriting pangram assessment activity sheets
- Chinese new year activity handwriting practice sheet
- Positioning the letter ‘q’ activity sheet
- Loop the loop activity sheets
- Joining the letter ‘w’ activity sheets
- Fluency, style and speed practice
- Connect the dots - pencil control patterns worksheet
- First 100 high frequency words handwriting activity sheets
- Letters, numbers and shapes tracing worksheet
- Line handwriting worksheets