Here is a pack of flashcards to help in the teaching of phonics. Start by teaching the initial sounds, then practice the five vowels especially as you start to build CVC/CCVC/CVCC words with a short vowel, then introduce the most common digraphs: ck, oo, ee sh, ch, th ng, or, ar, a-e, i-e, o-e, u-e, ai,ea, oa, igh, ir, ay, ou, aw, oi, ur, al, er, y, ow, ew and oy. More more help in using them see: https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/level-1-teaching-notes.html See also the Reading Made Simple digraphs reading books: fully systematic, containing words that can be sounded using previously taught digraphs and only introducing key, non-phonic vocabulary slowly. These books restore confidence to readers who have failed with other reading programmes. https://readingmadesimple.weebly.com/level-1-reading-books.html

Here are 12, FREE to download, phonic reading books to support the blending of CCVC words with a short vowel sound, for the very earliest stages of learning to read with phonics. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes. The focus is purely on sounding out with only the key words ** I, and go, to** being gradually introduced. Pictures are minimal to encourage the child to gain meaning from the text and not to guess. Phonic words are introduced and then met again in subsequent readers, to help develop confidence and fluency. The stories are based around farmer Tom with his animals, his wife, his son Sam and daughter, Pam, dog Jiff and the cat. Highly suitable for special needs children who have failed with other programmes. Many parents have told me they wished they had found these books sooner, or had found them at all, as they would have been ideal for their struggling reader. They have been thoroughly tested by my current pupils all of whom are boys. Even my nine-year old boy pupil loves them. He is just so glad to be able to read. For more help see READING MADE SIMPLE, the 100% FREE, systematic, synthetic phonic reading and/or spelling programme.

These phonic-linked, letter formation sheets for EYFS/special needs children have been developed to accompany the learning of the initial sounds, to help the child who does not yet have the ability to write unaided begin to become familiar with letter shapes and correct letter formation. The letters fade as the child progresses along the line, helping him/her to feel as if s/he is writing unaided. The physical act of writing letters while learning initial sounds is important because the movement of the hand to write, alongside seeing the letters and saying their sounds helps to make the learning process multi-sensory, which in turn ensures that more children, including those with special needs, become successful readers and writers. The sheets are placed in alphabetical order, but can be used in any order, according to the phonic scheme you are using. Do ensure that the child has plenty of free drawing practice alongside the use of these sheets so that the child develops sufficient pencil control to move on to independent writing. Tes paid licence

Here are 16, FREE, fully decodable CVC reading books to help build fluency reading CVC words with a short vowel sound, for use with any phonic programme, including Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds and RWI Set 1 sounds. All you need to start your child on a lifetime of reading! This is truly a bumper pack - a freebie like no other! Scope and Sequence included. Theses books focus purely on sounding out with only the key words a, is, the, of being gradually introduced. Pictures are minimal to encourage the child to gain meaning from the text and not to guess. Punctuation is minimal to begin with so as to give every advantage to those with special needs who are so easily confused by capital letters and strange marks. Phonic words are introduced and then met again in subsequent readers, to help develop confidence and fluency. Each book tells a little story with words and pictures- no stilted phonics here! The stories are based around farmer Tom with his animals, his wife, his son Sam and daughter, Pam, dog Jiff and the cat. The careful use of pictures helps to tell the parts of the story for which we cannot use words. Suitable for dyslexic children Highly suitable for special needs children who have failed with other programmes. Many parents have told me they wished they had found these books sooner, or had found them at all, as they would have been ideal for their struggling reader. They have been thoroughly tested by my current pupils all of whom are boys. Even my nine-year old boy pupil loves them. Children love them because they can READ them! These books are compatible with Letters and Sounds, Jolly Phonics and Read, Write Inc, but were written for Reading Made Simple. Find the next pack in the series here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12974906 TEACHERS: See our CVC Words worksheets: fully differentiated to meet the needs of every pupil in your class.

Encourage children to write about winter with our phonetically coded Winter Word mat. Use for display or as a poster, or as desired - it has been used in many ways! See our spring and [autumn]https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12176861() word mats too!

A Power Point lesson to introduce the digraph ‘ee’ to children, especially suitable for those who have special needs or need a slower pace. This is one of a series. This is a taught lesson. The Power Point allows for control over the speed, but the video is for those who cannot use PowerPoint. Just like having your own phonics teacher. Written by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics to all abilities. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes.

A Power Point or video lesson to introduce the digraph ‘ck’ to children, especially suitable for those who have special needs or need a slower pace. This is one of a series. This is a taught lesson. Stop the video if you need more time on a slide. The Power Point allows for more control over the speed. Find flashcards, worksheets, reading book and game here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-ck-lesson-for-phase-2-letters-and-sounds-home-learning-12457905 Just like having your own phonics teacher. Written by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics to all abilities. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes.

Four phonics lessons for Phase 3 Set 3 Letters and Sounds:ch,sh,th and ng. suitable for all abilities, but especially helpful for special needs/catch-up work. Video or Power Point to give more control over the speed of the lesson. Produced by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics to special needs children. Great to help parents support the learning of their child at home. Shows parents what to do and what is needed to help their child succeed as well as instructing the child. Totally phonetic No guessing! REAL READING! These lessons are intended to be watched with a teacher/parent/guardian.

A Power Point or video lesson to introduce the consonant digraph ‘ch’ to children, especially suitable for those who have special needs or need a slower pace. This is one of a series. This is a taught lesson. Stop the video if you need more time on a slide. The Power Point allows for more control over the speed. For supporting flashcards/worksheets/reading book and game see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-ch-sh-lesson-for-special-needs-home-learning-12462988 Just like having your own phonics teacher. Written by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics to all abilities. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes.

A Power point or video lesson to introduce young children to the concept of blending, starting with words in the ‘a’ family. Simple, to the point and short. Stop the video if you need more time on a slide. This is a taught lesson, but the Power Point allows the teacher to have more control over the speed. Like having your own phonics teacher! By a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes.

A Power Point or video lesson to introduce the consonant digraph ‘sh’ to children, especially suitable for those who have special needs or a slower pace, but fine for all abilities. This is one of a series of videos. This is a taught lesson. Stop the video if you need more time on a slide. The Power Point allows for more control over the speed. For supporting flashcards/worksheets/reading book and game see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/complete-ch-sh-lesson-for-special-needs-home-learning-12462988 Just like having your own phonics teacher. Written by a teacher with over 30 years experience of teaching phonics. Can either be used by the child, with support from an adult, as well as to give the parent a feel for what is necessary - i.e. for training purposes. Reading Made Simple: helping parents to teach their child to read.

A complete lesson to teach ch and sh of Phase 3 Letters and Sounds. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes including Read, Write Inc… A great little pack for classroom, home use and special needs catch-up work . Handy teaching hints/plan included. Pack includes: Ch and Sh lesson videos (FREE) ch and sh flashcards ch and sh word flashcards Sentences to read Speed reading practice sheets for both sounds ch and sh Worksheets Assessment sheets for both sounds - help to know what further work needs to be done Short reading book to practice cvc and ck words. ch/sh game - a matching pictures to sounds - either for individual matching or to play as a game for two players.

A pack of resources to help you teach ‘ck’. It can be used with any phonic programme, including Letters and Sounds, Read, Write, Inc. and Jolly Phonics. Suitable for all children but especially those who have special needs or need a slower pace. (Optional) First watch the free video lesson, (included int he download) then do the activities to reinforce the new sound. Suitable for use with all phonic programmes including Read, Write Inc… A great little pack for classroom, home education, private tutoring and special needs/catch-up work. Ideal to send home for parents to support learning at home. Pack includes: How to teach the sound ‘ck’ Lesson Notes ck flashcard ck word flashcards Sentences to read Speed reading practice sheet ck Worksheet Assessment worksheet - help to know what further work needs to be done Short reading book to practice cvc and ck words. 2 ck games - a matching pictures to words game and a board game for 2 players. Written by an early years specialist teacher with 30 years experience of teaching systematic phonics to all abilities, especially special needs. Teachers - see our ‘ck’ worksheets in our worksheet pack for Phases 3 and 4 of Letters and sounds, where we cover ‘ck’ words with and without a consonant blend. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12009694

A bright, 26 slide PowerPoint/video to help children to learn the initial sounds. One slide per lesson. Can the children find the objects that start with the given sound? Can they find the odd ones out (there are two on each slide that do not begin with the given sound). What sound do these begin with? (They will be sounds already learned, except for ‘Aa’.) Good for revision and to help those having trouble hearing initial sounds. Great for home learning. Pause the video/Power Point as necessary to give your child time to answer.

Teach the sound ‘ee’ with our little phonics workbook - the next in a popular series. Suitable for Reception and special needs children. Written to accompany our FREE phonics reading and spelling programme: Reading Made Simple, but can be used with any programme. These books build upon each other, building confidence in children. Reading Made Simple: truly systematic - each tiny step builds on the one before. Suitable for Reception and special needs children.

Teach the sound ‘ck’ with our little phonics workbook - the next in a popular series. Suitable for Reception and special needs children. For use with any scheme, but find dictations at Reading Made Simple. See also: Initial sounds CVC words or in one file for ease of use. Please leave a review if you find this resource helpful. If not, let me know how I can improve it! Thank you!

An easy phonic reader about spring flowers for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about garden flowers through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! See more at [KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/)

An phonetic easy reader aout Owls for those beginning to read longer simple texts - with words that can be sounded out using phonic knowledge and only a few most common sight words. Learn about Owls through a simple story. Learn Science at the same time! See more at([ KS1 Nature]https://ks1nature.weebly.com/)

How to teach phonics effectively is a resource to help schools improve their delivery of phonics, through which ever programme they choose. The author has 30 years experience of teaching phonics, both in a main stream school, where she had responsibility for the teaching of phonics throughout the whole school and with individual, special needs children. She draws on her experience of helping both parents and teachers to use phonics to best effect.