Videos
Videos
Teaching children to read and write
Teaching children to read and write
Introduction Page
Overview
Overview
Part 1 – Skills needed for reading and writing
Part 2 – Simple overview of the English alphabetic code
Part 3 – Guidance for teaching
Step 1
Step 1
Part 1 – Introduction of 18 letter sounds
Part 2 – Developing the skill of blending
Part 3 – Developing the skill of writing
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 2
Step 2
Part 1 – Introduction of 12 new letter sounds
Part 2 – Developing the skill of writing
Part 3 – Helpful hints
Step 3
Step 3
Part 1 – Introduction of 12 new letter sounds
Part 2 – Tricky words
Part 3 – Capital letters and decodable readers
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 4
Step 4
Part 1 – Introduction of 6 alternative spellings
Part 2 – Decodable readers and tricky words
Part 3 – Independent writing
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 5
Step 5
Part 1 – Introducing 16 new alternative spellings
Part 2 – Learning about the vowels
Part 3 – Decodable readers and writing skills
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 6
Help with reading and writing problems
Help with reading and writing problems
Causes of reading and writing problems
Causes of reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Methods of teaching reading
Part 2 – Main cause of reading problems
Part 3 – Problems with whole-word memorising
Part 4 – How literate people read
Part 5 – Main causes of writing problems
Part 6 – Conclusion
Preventing reading and writing problems
Preventing reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Early identification of problems
Part 2 – Preparing for intervention teaching
Part 3 – Letter-sound intervention in small groups
Part 4 – Intervention activities to support blending
Part 5 – Intervention activities for segmenting and learning tricky words
Part 6 – Evidence of effectiveness
Identifying reading and writing problems
Identifying reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Using tests to identify problems
Part 2 – Finding gaps in phonic knowledge and skills
Part 3 – Problems with four of the phonic skills
Part 4 – Training the brain to process words
Part 5 – Intervention teaching and testing
Part 6 – Conclusion
Guidance for parents
Guidance for parents
Part 1 – Preparing children for school
Part 2 – Choosing a school
Part 3 – Parental support and understanding
Part 4 – Conclusion
Phonic knowledge
Phonic knowledge
Understanding the alphabetic code
Understanding the alphabetic code
Part 1 – Historical influences on the English alphabetic code
Part 2 – Main reasons for the complex code
Part 3 – Problems linked to the complex code
Part 4 – Conclusions
Vowels - how they work
Vowels - how they work
Part 1- Vowels and consonants
Part 2 – Information about the vowels
Part 3 – Guidance linked to vowel patterns
Part 4 – Drop, swop and double
Part 5 – Conclusion
Decodable readers
Decodable readers
Part 1 – Decodable readers – what are they?
Part 2 – Information about decodable readers
Part 3 – Decodable readers – when should they start?
Part 4 – Conclusion
Resourсes
Resourсes
Audio guide to the pronunciation of the letter sounds
Free materials
Free materials
Materials for ‘Teaching children to read and write’
Materials for ‘Teaching children to read and write’
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Materials to ‘Help with reading and writing problems’
Materials to ‘Help with reading and writing problems’
Causes of reading and writing problems
Preventing reading and writing problems
Identifying reading and writing problems
Guidance for parents
Materials linked to ‘Phonic knowledge’
Materials linked to ‘Phonic knowledge’
Understanding the alphabetic code
Vowels – how they work
Decodable readers
How to use this site
About Sue Lloyd
About Sue Lloyd
Part 1 – Two changes in the method of teaching
Part 2 – Start of Jolly Phonics
Part 3 – Synthetic phonics introduced more widely
Part 4 – Conclusion
Transcript language
EN
English
Urdu
Mandarin
Tamil
Japanese
Spanish
Videos
Videos
Teaching children to read and write
Teaching children to read and write
Introduction Page
Overview
Overview
Part 1 – Skills needed for reading and writing
Part 2 – Simple overview of the English alphabetic code
Part 3 – Guidance for teaching
Step 1
Step 1
Part 1 – Introduction of 18 letter sounds
Part 2 – Developing the skill of blending
Part 3 – Developing the skill of writing
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 2
Step 2
Part 1 – Introduction of 12 new letter sounds
Part 2 – Developing the skill of writing
Part 3 – Helpful hints
Step 3
Step 3
Part 1 – Introduction of 12 new letter sounds
Part 2 – Tricky words
Part 3 – Capital letters and decodable readers
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 4
Step 4
Part 1 – Introduction of 6 alternative spellings
Part 2 – Decodable readers and tricky words
Part 3 – Independent writing
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 5
Step 5
Part 1 – Introducing 16 new alternative spellings
Part 2 – Learning about the vowels
Part 3 – Decodable readers and writing skills
Part 4 – Helpful hints
Step 6
Help with reading and writing problems
Help with reading and writing problems
Causes of reading and writing problems
Causes of reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Methods of teaching reading
Part 2 – Main cause of reading problems
Part 3 – Problems with whole-word memorising
Part 4 – How literate people read
Part 5 – Main causes of writing problems
Part 6 – Conclusion
Preventing reading and writing problems
Preventing reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Early identification of problems
Part 2 – Preparing for intervention teaching
Part 3 – Letter-sound intervention in small groups
Part 4 – Intervention activities to support blending
Part 5 – Intervention activities for segmenting and learning tricky words
Part 6 – Evidence of effectiveness
Identifying reading and writing problems
Identifying reading and writing problems
Part 1 – Using tests to identify problems
Part 2 – Finding gaps in phonic knowledge and skills
Part 3 – Problems with four of the phonic skills
Part 4 – Training the brain to process words
Part 5 – Intervention teaching and testing
Part 6 – Conclusion
Guidance for parents
Guidance for parents
Part 1 – Preparing children for school
Part 2 – Choosing a school
Part 3 – Parental support and understanding
Part 4 – Conclusion
Phonic knowledge
Phonic knowledge
Understanding the alphabetic code
Understanding the alphabetic code
Part 1 – Historical influences on the English alphabetic code
Part 2 – Main reasons for the complex code
Part 3 – Problems linked to the complex code
Part 4 – Conclusions
Vowels - how they work
Vowels - how they work
Part 1- Vowels and consonants
Part 2 – Information about the vowels
Part 3 – Guidance linked to vowel patterns
Part 4 – Drop, swop and double
Part 5 – Conclusion
Decodable readers
Decodable readers
Part 1 – Decodable readers – what are they?
Part 2 – Information about decodable readers
Part 3 – Decodable readers – when should they start?
Part 4 – Conclusion
Resourсes
Resourсes
Audio guide to the pronunciation of the letter sounds
Free materials
Free materials
Materials for ‘Teaching children to read and write’
Materials for ‘Teaching children to read and write’
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
Materials to ‘Help with reading and writing problems’
Materials to ‘Help with reading and writing problems’
Causes of reading and writing problems
Preventing reading and writing problems
Identifying reading and writing problems
Guidance for parents
Materials linked to ‘Phonic knowledge’
Materials linked to ‘Phonic knowledge’
Understanding the alphabetic code
Vowels – how they work
Decodable readers
How to use this site
About Sue Lloyd
About Sue Lloyd
Part 1 – Two changes in the method of teaching
Part 2 – Start of Jolly Phonics
Part 3 – Synthetic phonics introduced more widely
Part 4 – Conclusion
Interesting articles and websites
Links