Year 1 Phonics

Take a look below to find some ideas to help you continue your learning at home.

Phonics Screening Check

This June, all children in Year 1 children will be taking the Phonics Screening Check.

All children in England take this phonics-based check in June and the results will be used to determine how well children are performing in reading. These checks are important to us as they help us to track pupils’ progress accurately and allow us to fully identify any child who is not yet fluently reading by the end of Year 1. 

Take a look at the 'Parent Pack'  and 'Parent Guide' below to guide you through the Phonics Screening Check and how the process works. 

Phonics-Parent-Pack.pdf
T-C-1253-Year-1-Phonics-Screening-Check-A-Guide-for-Parents.pdf

Practise time!

Click on the slides below to practise your phonics!

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Practise simple word building with your child at home to develop these sounds, e.g. Can you build the word 'game'? Can you build the word clay?

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Say the sounds!

Below is an audio guide to support your child when practising the phonic sounds at home.

Click on the sound grid below to access this audio guide.





There are 26 letters of the alphabet but they make 44 sounds. Use the audio guide to hear all 44 phonic sounds, on their own and in example words. 

Online resources

Click on the icon and try playing some of the games on Phonics Play and Topmarks, or read a book from the Oxford Reading Buddy.

More practise ideas!

Click on the icons to take a look at some of the resources below. 

You can use these to help you practise your phonics at home.

Phase 2-5 tricky word roll and read mats.pdf
Phase 3 roll and read words.pdf
Phase 5 roll and read words.pdf

Try these 'Quick Read' words - how quickly can YOU read them?

Phase-5-Quick-Read-Powerpoint-ea.ppt
Phase-5-Quick-Read-Powerpoint-ey-.ppt
Phase-5-Quick-Read-Powerpoint-ew-2.ppt
Phase-5-Quick-Read-Powerpoint-ew.ppt