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Phonics

Thameside uses the Read Write Inc. phonics scheme devised by Ruth Miskin. Click here to watch parent videos and find out more about the programme.

Enunciation

Teaching phonics requires a technical skill in enunciation.  Phonemes should be articulated clearly and precisely.  Below is a link to a Read, Write, Inc. (RWI) phoneme pronunciation guide:

Read Write Inc.: How to say the set one, set two and set three sounds (youtube.com)

RWI videos

For videos about RWI and practice sheets:

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/

Ruth Miskin provides an overview of RWI phonics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6dSsXkD1wM

Ruth Miskin demonstrates how to blend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEzfpod5w_Q

Remember…

  • One sound can be represented by one, two or more letters (e.g. z-i-p, sh, ng, igh)
  • One sound can be represented by different spellings (e.g. o, oa, ow, oe, o-e, ough)
  • One spelling can represent multiple sounds (e.g. ough – though, thought, through, bough, rough, borough)