Phonics

Synthetic phonics is a method of teaching reading and writing in which words are broken up into their smallest units of sound or ‘phonemes’. Children learn to associate a written letter or group of letters, known as ‘graphemes’, with each phoneme. Sounds are then built up or ‘blended’ together into words for reading or, conversely, whole words are broken down or ‘segmented’ into their constituent sounds for writing.

At Emmanuel Holcombe we follow the Twinkl Phonics scheme of work.

Phonics Progression Document

Useful Documents

A guide to Twinkl Phonics

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide to Twinkl Phonics.

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How do we teach phonics?

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide of how a phonics lesson is structured.

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Letter formation

To help secure correct letter formation we use fun mnemonics and rhymes.

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Action Sound Mat

Each sound children learn in Level 2 and 3 comes with an action to support learning.

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Whole Scheme Sound Mat

Whole Scheme Sound Mat groups graphemes that make the same sound into sound families. Every phoneme taught in the Twinkl Phonics scheme is listed here, from Level 2 through to Level 6..

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Sound Families Sound Mat

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught from Level 2 - Level 5, using the lovely Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children. The image that corresponds with each word and sound, will help pupils' understanding and keep them engaged.

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Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words

Learning to read and spell both Year 3 and Year 4 common exception words is vitally important for progression in reading and writing.

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Level 2

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 2 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

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Level 3

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 3 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

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Level 4

This Sound Mat includes all the common exception words taught in level 4..
No new sounds are taught in this Level but a big focus on Consonant Cluster and polysyllabic words.

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Level 5

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 5 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

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Level 6

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 6 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

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Rhino Readers

At Emmanuel Holcombe we follow Rhino Readers as our early reading scheme. Rhino Readers are books which keep the focus on phonics, with clear progression and support for children’s early decoding skills as they move through each Phonic level. This ensures that our children only read the sounds and tricky words they’ve already learnt within their Phonic sessions.

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Phonics

Useful Documents

A guide to Twinkl Phonics

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide to Twinkl Phonics.

How do we teach phonics?

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide of how a phonics lesson is structured.

Letter formation

To help secure correct letter formation we use fun mnemonics and rhymes.

Action Sound Mat

Each sound children learn in Level 2 and 3 comes with an action to support learning.

Whole Scheme Sound Mat

Whole Scheme Sound Mat groups graphemes that make the same sound into sound families. Every phoneme taught in the Twinkl Phonics scheme is listed here, from Level 2 through to Level 6..

Sound Families Sound Mat

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught from Level 2 - Level 5, using the lovely Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children. The image that corresponds with each word and sound, will help pupils' understanding and keep them engaged.

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words

Learning to read and spell both Year 3 and Year 4 common exception words is vitally important for progression in reading and writing.

Level 2

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 2 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 3

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 3 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 4

This Sound Mat includes all the common exception words taught in level 4..
No new sounds are taught in this Level but a big focus on Consonant Cluster and polysyllabic words.

Level 5

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 5 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 6

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 6 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Rhino Readers

Pre-School Places Available

Phonics

Useful Documents

A guide to Twinkl Phonics

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide to Twinkl Phonics.

How do we teach phonics?

Mrs Clough has put together a video guide of how a phonics lesson is structured.

Letter formation

To help secure correct letter formation we use fun mnemonics and rhymes.

Action Sound Mat

Each sound children learn in Level 2 and 3 comes with an action to support learning.

Whole Scheme Sound Mat

Whole Scheme Sound Mat groups graphemes that make the same sound into sound families. Every phoneme taught in the Twinkl Phonics scheme is listed here, from Level 2 through to Level 6..

Sound Families Sound Mat

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught from Level 2 - Level 5, using the lovely Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children. The image that corresponds with each word and sound, will help pupils' understanding and keep them engaged.

Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words

Learning to read and spell both Year 3 and Year 4 common exception words is vitally important for progression in reading and writing.

Level 2

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 2 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 3

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 3 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 4

This Sound Mat includes all the common exception words taught in level 4.. No new sounds are taught in this Level but a big focus on Consonant Cluster and polysyllabic words.

Level 5

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 5 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Level 6

This Sound Mat includes all the sounds taught in Level 6 using Twinkl Phonics mnemonics and words to prompt children as well as the common exception words taught at that level..

Rhino Readers

This Sound Mat includes all the common exception words taught in level 4..
No new sounds are taught in this Level but a big focus on Consonant Cluster and polysyllabic words.