Phonics @ The Vineyard

What is Read Write Inc Phonics?

Watch the video here to find out about what ReadWriteInc. Phonics is and how it helps children learn to read.

To learn more, click on this link which takes you directly to the Ruth Miskin RWI. Phonics parents page.

Watch the video here to learn how to say all the sounds your child will be taught in their Phonics lessons.

UPDATED NOVEMBER 2023

Take a look at the EYFS Phonics Workshop slides to learn more about how we teach phonics at The Vineyard School.

EYFS Phonics Workshop.pdf

Take a look at the Year 1 Phonics Workshop slides to learn more about the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.

KS1 Phonics Workshop 2022.pdf

Learning Set 1 Speed Sounds

These are the Set 1 Speed Sounds written with one letter:

m a s d t i n p g o c k u b f e l h r j v y w z x

These are the sounds written with two letters (your child will call these ‘special friends’):

sh th ch qu ng nk ck

Check if your child can read these sounds. Make sure they say sounds like ‘mmm’, not letter names like ‘em’. Watch the Sound Pronunciation Guide video to help you.

You can help your child practise the Speed Sounds they have learnt with the Speed Sounds practice sheets further down this page.

Learning to blend with Set 1 Speed Sounds

Your child is learning to read words containing Set 1 Speed Sounds by sound blending. For example:

m-a-t mat

c-a-t cat

g-o-t got

f-i-sh fish

s-p-o-t spot

b-e-s-t best

s-p-l-a-sh splash.

If your child is learning to sound blend, watch the Sound Blending video for tips on how to support them.

Learning Set 2 Speed Sounds

These are the Set 2 Speed Sounds:

ay ee igh ow (as in blow) oo (as in zoo)

oo (as in look) ar or air ir ou (as in out) oy

Check if your child can read these sounds.

If your child is learning the Set 2 Speed Sounds, you could help them to:

Complete the Speed Sounds practice sheets for the Speed Sounds they have learnt.
Read these free eBooks at Red Ditty level, then Green level and then Purple level, in order. We recommend children read each eBook three times, as they would at school: once to read the words correctly, a second time with more fluency, and a third time in a ‘storyteller voice’ that shows their understanding.

Learning Set 3 Speed Sounds

These are Set 3 Speed Sounds:

ea (as in tea) u–e (as in huge) ow (as in brown)

aw (as in yawn) are (as in care) ai (as in snail)

ur (as in nurse) er (as in letter) oa (as in goat)

oi (as in spoil) a–e (as in cake) ew (as in chew)

i–e (as in smile) o–e (as in home) ire (as in fire)

ear (as in hear) ure (as in pure)

Check if your child can read these sounds.

If your child is learning Set 3 Speed Sounds, you could help them to:

Complete the Speed Sounds practice sheets for the Speed Sounds they have learnt.
Read the eBooks at Pink level, then Orange level and then Yellow level, in order. We recommend children read each eBook three times, as they would at school: once to read the words correctly, a second time with more fluency, and a third time in a ‘storyteller voice’ that shows their understanding.