To help with reading and writing problems

Korean words

If unfamiliar with the Korean language, try memorising these words. Whole-word learning is not easy!

Letter-sound Box

Print the letter sounds on one side of thin card or paper, and the appropriate words on the other side. Cut up. Use as recommended.
Letter-sound Box - print letters

Print the letter sounds on one side of thin card or paper, and the appropriate words on the other side. Cut up. Use as recommended.

Consonant blends

It is helpful to blend the consonant blend and learn to say it joined together.
Consonant blends - print letters

It is helpful to blend the consonant blend and learn to say it joined together.
Consonant and short vowel

It is helpful to blend the consonant and short vowel and learn to say them joined together.
Consonant and short vowel - print letters

It is helpful to blend the consonant and short vowel and learn to say them joined together.
Consonant blend and short vowel

It is helpful to blend the consonant blend and short vowel and learn to say them joined together.
Consonant blend and short vowel - print letters

It is helpful to blend the consonant blend and short vowel and learn to say them joined together.
Words for blending in Steps 1 - 5

Words are in squares for the children to use for blending practice. They are in the same order that is used for teaching the letter sounds. As each new letter sound is taught more words that use the new letter sound, and the previously taught ones, become available.
Words for blending in Steps 1 - 5- print letters

Words are in squares for the children to use for blending practice. They are in the same order that is used for teaching the letter sounds. As each new letter sound is taught more words that use the new letter sound, and the previously taught ones, become available.
Teacher's Word Bank for Steps 1 - 5

Useful words for blending practice. More words are provided as each letter sound is taught. It helps to ensure the words are decodable.

Dr Marlynne Grant's Research - follow-up longitudinal studies

It is well worth reading the whole report. It demonstrates what can be achieved with good synthetic-phonics teaching in the classroom and, if necessary, in intervention groups.

Letter-Sound Knowledge - Steps 1 - 3

Print the first sheet and ask the child to say the sounds for the letters, recording any that are not known. Some letters represent more than one sound, which the child should also know. The second and third sheets provide guidance for these alternative sounds.
Letter-Sound Knowledge - Steps 1 - 3 - print letters

Print the first sheet and ask the child to say the sounds for the letters, recording any that are not known. Some letters represent more than one sound, which the child should also know. The second and third sheets provide guidance for these alternative sounds.
Letter-Sound Knowledge - Steps 4 - 5

Print the first sheet and ask the child to say the sounds for the letters, recording any that are not known. Some letters represent more than one sound, which the child should also know. The second and third sheets provide guidance for these alternative sounds.
Letter-Sound Knowledge - Steps 4 - 5 - print letters

Print the first sheet and ask the child to say the sounds for the letters, recording any that are not known. Some letters represent more than one sound, which the child should also know. The second and third sheets provide guidance for these alternative sounds.
Tricky Words - Steps 3 - 6

Print this sheet and ask the children to read the tricky words, recording any that are not known. Use dictation to find out how well they can spell them.
Tricky Words - Steps 3 - 6 - print letters

Print this sheet and ask the children to read the tricky words, recording any that are not known. Use dictation to find out how well they can spell them.
Suitable words for testing the skill of blending

These words are not frequently read by young children, so they are suitable for testing how well a child can blend unknown words. The words start with letter sounds the children learnt initially and progress to the more unusual letter sounds in Step 5.

TCRW - English Alphabetic-Code Chart

Alphabetic-Code Charts are extremely useful for developing an understanding of how our complex alphabetic code works.
Debbie Hepplewhite's English Alphabetic-Code Chart

Alphabetic-Code Charts are extremely useful for developing an understanding of how our complex, alphabetic code works. Debbie Hepplewhite has made an excellent chart. There are several other charts available on her website - a link has been provided to her website www.phonicsinternational.co

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The website and its Website Content is protected by copyright, database rights and other intellectual property and related rights, which are wholly owned by TCRW. You may access this website and view the Website Content on-screen, and download and print content for your own purposes.
In using this website you agree not to:
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The Service primarily consists of self-recorded films and related learning resources.
TCRW shall develop and operate the service with reasonable skill and care.
TCRW shall use reasonable endeavours to make the service available to you and to permitted users 24 hours a day 7 days a week, subject to routine maintenance and site updates.
As with any educational program, the benefit derived from the use of the service depends on the skill of and the diligence of those who use it.
TCRW reserves the right to change, move or delete films and resources from time to time if deemed necessary.
Unfortunately we are unable to guarantee that the TCRW website or that the materials on this site will be available at any given time – teachers are asked to bear this in mind when planning lessons.
Although care is taken to check resources before they are added to the site, TCRW cannot accept any responsibility for any loss, disruption or damage to your data or your computer system which may occur whilst using material derived from this web site.
TCRW does not warrant that functions available on this web site will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs. You acknowledge that it is your responsibility to implement sufficient procedures and virus checks (including anti-virus and other security checks) to satisfy your particular requirements for the accuracy of data input and output.

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Reliance on information on the website

Although we have taken reasonable care to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up to date, you should not rely on it as it is provided on an ‘as is’ basis and for guidance only. We and our affiliated companies do not make any warranty of any kind (expressed or implied) as to, or accept liability for, (in each case to the extent permitted by law), the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of any information contained on this web site.
You acknowledge that all information and other materials from time to time available via the Service (the “Data“) is subject to availability and may be amended or replaced or withdrawn with or without notice at any time.

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You are responsible for the security and proper use of all data supplied. You (“Permitted Users“) are permitted to:
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lease, rent, hire, lend, distribute or sell the Service or any part of it or otherwise use the Service for commercial use;
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remove or obscure any copyright, trade mark or other proprietary notice of TCRWor its licensors from any portion of the Service or from any print outs made from the Service;
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The activities described in sub clauses b, i-vi are referred to herein as the (“Prohibited Activities“).

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All copyright, rights, title, trade marks, design rights, patents and other intellectual property rights (registered and unregistered) in and on the TCRW website and all content (including all applications) located on the site shall remain vested in TCRW or its licensors (which includes other users). You may not copy, reproduce, republish, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use the TCRW Website Content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. In certain prescribed circumstances, you may adapt, alter or create a derivative work from us for your own personal, non-commercial use, with the prior written permission of TCRW.
The names, images and logos identifying TCRW or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of TCRW and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring any licence or right to use any trade mark, design right or copyright of TCRW or any other third party.

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The copyright in all website design, text, graphics, the selection and arrangement thereof, and all software compilations, underlying source code, software (including applets) and all other materials on this website belongs to us, our affiliates and our suppliers.
You may download and print extracts from this website if you want to keep a copy or for your administrative purposes provided that you do not modify any material and you retain the copyright notice and provided that you do not make commercial use or gain from the website or any of its content. Any other use of material on this website is strictly prohibited without our prior written consent.
All brand names used in the website are trade marks or trade names of their respective holders. Your use of any of these names or titles may constitute an infringement of the holders’ rights.

Termination

TCRW shall have the right to terminate your usage of the website and Services as set out in these Terms if you misuse any of the Services or are in material breach of any provision of these Terms which is not remediable or, if remediable, is not remedied with a period of seven (7) days after we have given notice to you (for the purpose of these Terms in writing means email) requiring such breach to be remedied. In such circumstances we will be permitted (without liability) to suspend the provision of the Services to you and your on-line access until such a breach has been remedied.
If we terminate the agreement set out in these Terms, you must return or destroy any materials including any material or software stored on the hard disk of any computer under your control; and cease using the Services and on-line access immediately.

Warranty

TCRW makes no representation or warranty concerning the suitability, accuracy or fitness for any purpose of the Service.
TCRW is not responsible for any use of the Service by you outside its scope as stated in these Terms.
TCRW does not give any warranties in respect of the service or any contents of the Service.
TCRW cannot be responsible if some teachers or students or their parents/relations find offence in some of the service whether for religious, ethnic or other reasons. If any offence is caused, it will be completely unintended.
TCRW does not guarantee that the service will never be faulty but TCRW shall endeavour to correct reported faults with the service as soon as reasonably practicable.
Any benefits assurances and commitments given and made by TCRW under this clause 8 Warranty is limited to you and is not transferable.
Any Warranty set out in these Terms shall be void if any failure of the Service has resulted from accident, abuse, misapplication, neglect, use of the Service or modification of the Service by someone other than TCRW.
TCRW will not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind suffered by any party as a result of reliance upon or reproduction of any errors in the content of the Service.
TCRW does not warrant that the functions of the Service meet your requirements or that the media is compatible with any computer system or network on which it is used or that the operation of the Service will be unlimited or error free.
The selection of the Service to achieve your intended results and the installation of, the use of and the results obtained from the Service shall be your sole responsibility.
No information or advice (oral, written or otherwise) given by TCRW or TCRW’s agents or distributors shall create a warranty on behalf of TCRW.
TCR Whereby disclaims all other warranties, conditions or duties of every nature whatsoever (except any duties of good faith) any implied warranties of satisfactory quality, merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose, any express or statutory warranties, and any warranties or duties regarding accuracy, timeliness, completeness, performance, availability, lack of negligence or of work like effort.
TCRW offers no assurance of uninterrupted or error-free service nor that the speed of the service will not be adversely affected by factors affecting the internet generally.

Our liability

The material displayed on this web site is provided without any guarantee, condition or warranty and we accept no liability for the following losses or damage (whether such damage or losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise) for:

that arises from your reliance on, or the use of, the website or Services (except for any claim arising from any purchases you make), which will be governed by these Terms.

However, we never restrict our liability in respect of fraudulent misrepresentation, death or personal injury caused by our negligence or any matter which it would be illegal for us to exclude, or try to, exclude our liability.

Virus or hacking

Links from our website
1. TCRW cannot accept any responsibility for any websites linked to from any part of this website including blogs and forums with other user generated content and links.
  1. Users who use these links must do so at their own risk, although TCRW will, where ever possible, review these links prior to adding them to the website TCRW website is not responsible for the content or reliability of linked websites and does not necessarily endorse the views expressed within them.
2. Listing shall not be taken as endorsement of any kind.
3. We cannot guarantee that these links will work all of the time and we have no control over the availability of linked pages.
4. This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware TCRW accepts noresponsible for the privacy practices of other websites.
  1. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of other websites.

Force majeure
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement TCRW shall not be liable for failure or delay in performing any of its obligations because of any cause beyond its reasonable control (including but not limited to (i) decision of any court or other judicial body of competent jurisdiction, (ii) unavailability of equipment, power or other commodity, (iii) failure or non-availability of Internet or telecommunications facilities, computer hardware or Service, (iv) act of God, war, riot, terrorist attack, civil commotion, malicious damage, fires, flood or storm (v) strikes or other industrial disputes (whether involving its workforce or that of any other party) or (vi) acts of government or other prevailing authorities or default of suppliers, sub-contractors or other third parties).
General:

This Agreement represents the entire agreement between you and TCRW as to the matters dealt with in it and shall prevail over any inconsistent terms or conditions referred to in any correspondence you may submit to TCRW or its resellers, distributors or agents (which terms shall not be binding on TCRW).
TCRW reserves the right to vary or amend these terms and conditions at any time. TCRW will give you notice of any material variation. By continuing to use the Service following any such modification you will be deemed to have accepted such variations or amendments.
TCRW may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, or may sub-contract performance thereof to any third party. You may not assign, sub-contract, transfer or sub license any of your rights and obligations under this Agreement to any third party.
If any provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall remain in full force.
It is not intended by you or by TCRW that anyone other than you and TCRW as the parties to this Agreement be entitled to obtain any benefit under this Agreement or to enforce any of its terms and the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 is hereby expressly excluded.

Notices and Complaints Procedure

Please address any notices or complaints to Teaching Children to Read and Write, Teaching Children to Read and Write

Cunninghams, 61 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 1PL, FAO Sue Lloyd or email: suelloyd@tcrw.co.uk

TCRW will endeavour to respond to any complaint within 5 working days of receipt.

Jurisdiction and applicable law

To help with reading and writing problems

Contact Sue

Terms & Conditions

Reliance on information on the website

Intellectual property

Copyright and trademarks

Our liability

Notices and Complaints Procedure

Jurisdiction and applicable law

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