Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to Module 1

    • Introduction to Module 1

    • Supporting documents
  • 2

    Overview of phonics principles

    • Overview of phonics principles

    • School Priorities

    • Terminology Quiz
  • 3

    Phase 1

  • 4

    Phase 2

    • Phase 2

    • Reflections
  • 5

    Phase 3

    • Phase 3

    • Reflections
  • 6

    What makes a good phonics activity?

    • What makes a good phonics activity?

    • Evaluating games and activities
  • 7

    Phase 4

    • Phase 4

    • Reflections
  • 8

    Phase 5

    • Phase 5

    • Reflections
  • 9

    Phase 6

    • Phase 6

    • Reflections

    • Phase round up quiz
  • 10

    Assessment of phonics

    • Assessment of phonics

    • Assessment in your school
  • 11

    Teaching phonics

    • Teaching phonics

    • Reflections
  • 12

    Resources

    • Resources

    • Resource audit
  • 13

    Module summary

    • Module summary

    • Evaluation
  • 14

    Introduction to Module 2

    • Module 2 Introduction

    • Supporting documents
  • 15

    Module 1 recap

    • Recap

    • Module 1 reflections
  • 16

    High quality phonics lessons

    • High quality phonics lessons

    • What is a successful phonics lesson?
  • 17

    Revisit

    • Revisit

    • Reflections
  • 18

    Teach

    • Teach

    • Reflections
  • 19

    Practise

    • Practise

    • Activities survey

    • Reflections
  • 20

    Apply

    • Apply

    • Reflections
  • 21

    Reading lead support

    • Reading lead support

    • Lesson observation checklist
  • 22

    Module 2 summary

    • Module summary

    • Evaluation
  • 23

    Introduction to Module 3

    • Supporting documents

    • Introduction

    • Reflections

    • Module 2 reflections

    • Starter activity
  • 24

    Secure at

    • What does 'secure at' mean?

    • Notes on Assessment
  • 25

    Phase assessments

    • Assessing Phase 2

    • Assessing Phase 3

    • Assessing Phase 4

    • Assessing Phase 5

    • Assessment of the phases
  • 26

    Further assessment

    • End of key stage assessments of reading

    • Spelling
  • 27

    Support and Intervention

    • Planning further support

    • Supporting the lowest 20%

    • High-quality intervention
  • 28

    Application in reading

    • Models of reading

    • Developing grouped reading

    • Reading in your school
  • 29

    Further application

    • Application through high-quality texts
  • 30

    Module 3 summary

    • Action planning

    • Module summary

    • Evaluation
  • 31

    Introduction to Module 4

    • Supporting documents

    • Introduction

    • Key messages

    • Developing early reading

    • The principles of phonics

    • Chapter reflections
  • 32

    Phase 1

    • Phase 1

    • Reflections

    • Sound Lotto
  • 33

    Phase 2

    • Phase 2

    • Assessing Phase 2

    • Reflections

    • Phase 2 activities
  • 34

    Phase 3

    • Phase 3

    • Assessing Phase 3

    • Reflections

    • Phase 3 activities
  • 35

    Phase 4

    • Phase 4

    • Assessing Phase 4

    • Reflections

    • Adjacent consonant sort
  • 36

    Phonics teaching

    • Teaching high frequency and common exception words

    • Effective activities

    • Teaching structures

    • Evaluating games and activities
  • 37

    Application of phonics

    • Application in writing

    • Application in reading

    • Further application

    • Reading survey
  • 38

    Module 4 summary

    • Summary

    • Evaluation
  • 39

    Introduction to Module 5

    • Module introduction

    • Supporting documents

    • Key messages

    • The principles of phonics

    • Letters and Sounds overview

    • Chapter reflections
  • 40

    Year 1 reading expectations

    • Reading expectations

    • Teaching of skills
  • 41

    Phase 4

    • Phase 4 overview

    • Reflections

    • Adjacent consonant sort
  • 42

    Phase 5

    • Phase 5 overview

    • The teaching sequence

    • Teaching blending and segmenting

    • Teaching new graphemes

    • Teaching split digraphs

    • Teaching alternative pronunciation

    • Teaching alternative spellings

    • Effective activities

    • Assessing Phase 5

    • Secure at

    • Teaching common exception and high frequency words

    • Phase 5 skills

    • Evaluating games and activities

    • Reflections
  • 43

    The phonics screening check

    • Conducting the screening check

    • Phonics screening check guidance

    • Additional ideas for support

    • Phase check
  • 44

    Application in reading

    • Grouped reading

    • Reading survey
  • 45

    Further application

    • Further application
  • 46

    Summary

    • Module summary

    • Evaluation