Ways with phonics

Teach sound awareness:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1276552556999839744?s=20

Try linking patterns together with visuals:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/937447388108779520?s=20

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1197585874566950912?s=20

A thread on digraphs and trigraphs:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1100118048382558215?s=20

Link the pattern eg from hair to chair, use colour:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/990163533710221312?s=20

Use mind maps:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1248651915447205888?s=20

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1024230689846292483?s=20

Reinforce with picture books:

Use phonic frames:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1100318217220833280?s=20

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1197590441283203073?s=20

Teach phonics in High Frequency Words, rather than ‘look say’.

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/971444818000957441?s=20

Teach/discuss consonant blends:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1100299485924810752?s=20

Making the word into a picture can improve fluency, but remember to refer to phonics as well.

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/944194302573469701?s=20

Link back/generalise the orthographic patterns:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1248149014211674113?s=20

Phonics provides the foundations for reading but there are many other elements and over-emphasis on phonics, in my opinion, can lead to poor comprehenders:

https://twitter.com/thinkpix_suze/status/1218809973481885696?s=20