To understand how to teach the Letters and Sounds Phase 5 Programme.

Target Group

Year 1 Teachers and TAs

Closing the gap in phonics for children entering Year 2

 

Teachers or TAs in LKS2  supporting intervention groups in KS2

Course Content

In Phase 5 children learn new graphemes (different ways of spelling each sound) and alternative pronunciations for these: for example, learning that the grapheme ‘ow’ makes a different sound in ‘snow’ and ‘cow’. 

They should become quicker at blending, and start to do it silently.

They learn about split digraphs such as the a-e in ‘name.’

They’ll start to choose the right graphemes when spelling, and will learn more tricky words.

Trainer Information

Clare Shivnan-Taylor – SLE /Phonics Lead Bury LA