Lost for Words: Phonics Help & Advice
Where can I get more help and advice?
Where can I find a list of the sounds?
Where can I hear the sounds?
What if my child is having real problems?
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Where can I get more help and advice?
Ruth Miskin's Read Write Inc
www.readwriteinc.com
Practise saying the pure sounds the Ruth Miskin way, as seen on Last Chance Kids
National Literacy Trust
www.literacytrust.org.uk\Database\Primary\phonics.html
The largest store of information about phonics programmes, with a bit of explanation for each and direct links to site.
Synthetic Phonics.com
www.syntheticphonics.com
Resources, articles and products and a message board for seeking help and advice.
Reading Reform Foundation
www.rrf.org.uk/
Site promoting teaching through synthetic phonics which has an active message board for parents and professionals.
The Department for Children, Schools and Families
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/phonics/programmes/
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has published guidance for schools on how to choose an effective phonics programme.
The Standards Site – Publishers
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/phonics/
programmes/publishers/
List of publishers who have completed self-assessment, matching their own programmes against core criteria set out by the Rose review on the teaching of reading.
Your local library is a good source of information, and most libraries now have computers that will allow you to use the internet.
Where can I find a list of the sounds?
All of the 'Synthetic Phonic' programmes have more or less the same set of sounds. There are a few small differences. Each programme has their own order for introducing the sounds, but as long as all the sounds are covered the order doesn't matter.
The Reading Reform Foundation
www.rrf.org.uk
The Reading Reform Foundation has a list of the sounds in English that can be downloaded free of charge.
Jolly Learning
www.jollylearning.co.uk
Jolly Learning produces a free Parents leaflet which lists the sounds used in 'Jolly Phonics', which can be obtained from The Early Learning Centre or from the Jolly Learning website.
Where can I hear the sounds?
Jolly Learning
www.jollylearning.co.uk
The 'Jolly Learning' website has all the sounds they teach. From their Homepage click on the button marked 'audio' and you can listen to any of the sounds you are not sure about.
What if my child is having real problems?
The Promethean Trust
www.prometheantrust.org/index.html
The Promethean Trust advise on teaching reading to children with severe learning difficulties and have developed an inexpensive teaching aid for parents and schools called Dancing Bears and Bear Necessities.
Dyslexics.org.uk
www.dyslexics.org.uk/
If you are worried that your child's reading difficulties may be more complex than at first thought and you would like support and information about how your child can learn this website can help.
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