What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read quickly and skilfully. They are taught how to:

• recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes;

• identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make - such as ‘sh’ or ‘oo’; and

• blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word.

Children can then use this knowledge to ‘de-code’ new words that they hear or see.

If you would like to know anymore about phonics, please do not hestitate to ask your child's teacher.