Parents & Teachers Guide - Phonics

     
     Jolly Phonics is a thorough foundation for reading and writing. It uses the synthetic phonics method of teaching the letter sounds in a way that is fun and multi-sensory. Children learn how to use the letter sounds to read and write words.

     This guide provides background advice for parents and teachers. It explains the principles behind Jolly Phonics so that your understanding of the teaching, and your ability to help a child, is much greater. All the material is suitable for use in school. Much of it is also well suited to use at home; those items have been marked with a * . The items can be used together, or individually.
 

     Jolly Phonics includes learning the irregular or? 'tricky words’ such as said, was and the. Together with these materials you should also use storybooks.
 

     Parental support is important to all children as they benefit from plenty of praise and encouragement whilst learning. You should be guided by the pace at which your child wants to go. If interest is being lost,leave the teaching for a while and then come back to it later. Not all children find it easy to learn and
blend sounds. It is important to remember that this is not because they are unintelligent, but because they have a poor memory for symbols and words. Extra practice will lead to fluency in reading and help your child manage at school.

The five basic skills for reading and writing are:
      

       1. Learning the letter sounds
       2. Learning letter formation
       3. Blending
       4. Identifying sounds in words
       5. Spelling the tricky words

Although the skills are covered separately in this guide they will all be taught together.