Phonics
Letters and Sounds
At Longshaw Nursery we use the Letters and Sounds Phase 1 materials to promote, encourage and enhance children's early phonics skills. There are a series of games and activities which are shared 1-1 or in small groups. It is very important that children are able to discriminate between different sounds before being able to sound them out verbally. There are seven aspects to Phase 1 which we plan to cover during your child's time with us. Children will also have access to phonics daily within provision.
Throughout Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds children will:
- develop their language structures;
- increase their vocabulary;
- begin to distinguish between sounds in words;
- speak clearly and audibly;
- become familiar with rhyme, rhythm and alliteration;
- listen attentively;
- explore and experiment with sounds and words;
Activities to support learning in Phase 1 include:
- storytelling;
- singing songs;
- listening to rhymes and repeating patterns and refrains;
- playing alliterative games;
- using creative language in role play, drama and dance;
- identifying sounds in names, words in the environment etc.