Unlock the magic of teaching phonics with this supportive guide for educators!
Written by an active teacher, this book is perfect for any phonics scheme. It takes you from building phonological awareness to fostering confident readers. With clear explanations, practical tips, and over 50 multi-sensory activities for every stage of learning, this book makes phonics approachable and achievable. You'll find guidance on theory, pedagogy, differentiation, and strategies for supporting struggling readers, empowering you to create an engaging and inclusive learning experience.
Whether you're new to phonics or looking to deepen your knowledge, this book is your ultimate resource for teaching reading with confidence.
This book is the essential toolkit that will guide readers through the process of teaching children to read and give them 50 multisensory activity ideas for each stage of learning.
1. Introduction
2. Preparing Children for Phonics
3. Starting School
4. Introducing Letters and Sounds
5. Blending to Read
6. Segmenting to Spell
7. Digraphs and Trigraphs
8. Moving on from CVC words
9. Reading Longer Words
10. High Frequency Words
11. Learning to Read and Spell More Complex Words
12. Year 1 Phonics Screening Check
13. Developing a Love of Reading
14. What does an effective Phonics lesson look like?
15. Ofsted Inspections and Reading Deep Dives
Katies undergraduate degree was a BSc Psychology at the University of Sussex where in her final year she specialised in Psychology in Education and the Psychology of Language Development. Her dissertation focused on how early print exposure impacted on later comprehension and this is where her interest in teaching literacy started.
In 2005 she studied for an Early Years PGCE at the University of Cambridge. The course developed her passion for teaching young children and began a desire to promote learning though play. Katie has now been teaching for 18 years and has led a large Reception department, Year 1 team and been instrumental in whole-school phonics development in a large primary school in this time, delivered CPD to internal and external staff, provided training to ITT students and achieved an NPQLL.
She is a Mum to three young boys which has given her the chance to put phonics into action at home and since 2020 has shared thousands of fun and practical literacy activities on her highly successful Phonics Family social media pages.
