Teaching phonetics in preschool and primary education

Teaching phonetics in preschool and primary education

How to teach Phonics: A Step-by-Step Guide Step 1 – Letter Sounds. Most phonics programmes start by teaching children to see a letter and then say the sound it represents. Step 2 – Blending. Step 3 – Digraphs. Step 4 – Alternative graphemes. Step 5 – Fluency and Accuracy.

What is phonics? Through phonics children are taught how to: recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes. identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make - such as 'sh' or 'oo'; and. blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word.