Letters and Sounds: Principles and practice of high quality phonics

Chapters

1 Letters and Sounds: Principles and practice of high quality phonics
2 Notes of guidance
3 Phase One
4 Phase Two
5 Phase Three
6 Phase Four
7 Phase Five
8 Phase Six
9 Letters and Sounds: Word lists

Publication date:: Apr 2007
DCSF ref:: 00281-2007
Audience:: Teachers, Teaching assistants, Primary Schools, Primary teachers
Function:: Guidance
Format:: Pack

This publication is available in a ZIP file (4.1 MB).(The contents of this zip file can be downloaded from the attachments and resources block.)

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Letters and Sounds has been developed in line with the DCSF core criteria for phonics (link opens in new window), which determines systematic, high quality phonics work. It builds on the Progression and Pace document and replaces Progression in Phonics and Playing with Sounds. For further information on phonics, please visit the Phonics website (link opens in new window).

The pack consists of materials designed to assist practitioners and teachers in promoting speaking and listening skills so that, by the end of Key Stage 1, children have developed fluent word reading skills and have a good foundation in spelling.

The pack includes ‘notes of guidance’. which form an introduction to Letters and Sounds and are intended to help practitioners and teachers use the programme effectively. Guidance on the principles of the 'Six-phase Teaching Programme' is included, together with some frequently asked questions.