Teach your child phonics like an expert with these 3 easy steps.

Are you struggling to teach your child phonics?

You are not alone.

Teaching phonics is a skill.

Teaching phonics takes patience.

Teaching phonics needs trust in the process.

Teaching phonics happens at very different timescales for individual children.

Here are 3 easy steps to teach phonics like an expert!

1. Choose a phonics scheme

Don’t overthink this.

Just choose one. It really does not matter which one you choose. One isn’t better than the other.

As a company we use Anima Phonics. But there are other great phonics schemes such as RWI, Jolly Phonics and Little Wandle which are also great choices.

2. Make a plan

Get a notebook dedicated to your teaching of phonics and make a plan.

Have a clear timeframe.

Let me give you a simple example.

Give yourself 6 months.

In those 6 months, you want your child to know their phase 2 and phase 3 phonics (single sounds). So create a timetable and write down the sounds that you will teach each week. Remember that you should not move on until your child knows the sound that you are teaching. As in they can tell you with confidence and independently the sound.

3. Assess and evaluate

At the end of each week, I would like you to assess and evaluate how each week went for your child. Ask yourself these 4 questions:

What did my child do well?

What didn’t go well?

What will I do differently tomorrow?

How is my child showing progress?

If you need further support with teaching phonics, Curriculum Coaching will be perfect for you. Join my incredible programme today to receive expert guidance and focused learning tailored specifically for your child and the phonics that they are learning.