 Phonics Training for Primary Schools equips teachers and teacher aides with all that is needed to introduce phonics for junior classes. The aim is to empower children with the skills and confidence they need to achieve early independence in their reading and writing.
Teachers are taught how to introduce phonics using a clearly structured programme, compatible with any well-known phonic scheme,  teaching lessons that are:
- well-paced
- interactive
- short
- regular
- easy to resource
- enjoyed by all
and that follow the basic phonic teaching steps which are:
Aimed at adults working with children age 5-7, the training is also invaluable for all  teachers and teacher aides working further up the school with any child challenged by spelling in writing and decoding in reading.
The training covers:
- basic theory
- the 7 stages of phonics
- lesson plans
- assessment
- resources
Basic theory
- what is phonics?
- what do we need to teach?
- when do we need to teach it?
- the role of phonics in literacy development
- pronunciation
- terminology
- how to hear phonemes
 The 7 stages of phonics
- understanding each of the seven stages of phonological development
- being able to assess any piece of children’s writing on the phonics continuum
Lesson plans
How to:
- hear and discriminate sounds (environmental, instrumental, speech)
- rhyme, hear rhythm and alliteration
- hear all the sounds in a word
- hear, read and write all the phonemes
Assessment
Informal
- how to analyse children’s writing
Formal
- assessment activities for each stage
- guidelines
- how to record progress
Resources
- what’s useful
- suggested resource providers
- budget ideas
By the end of the training, teachers will know where to start their class in phonics, how to teach at any stage, how to check that progress is being made and how to resource phonics. |
