Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Course introduction

    • Supporting documents

    • Key messages

    • The principles of phonics

    • Letters and Sounds overview

    • Chapter reflections
  • 2

    Year 1 reading expectations

    • Reading expectations

    • Teaching of skills
  • 3

    Phase 4

    • Phase 4 overview

    • Adjacent consonant sort

    • Reflections
  • 4

    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
  • 5

    The phonics screening check

    • Conducting the screening check

    • Phonics screening check guidance

    • Additional ideas for support

    • Phase check
  • 6

    Application in reading

    • Grouped reading

    • Reading survey
  • 7

    Further application

    • Further application
  • 8

    Summary

    • Course summary

    • Evaluation