Phonics
At The Sue Hedley Nursery School, we aim to provide our pupils with the firm foundations needed to access phonics teaching when they enter Reception. We do this through our school phonics scheme Supersonic Phonic Friends. We focus on the following areas throughout the academic year:
- Aspect 1 Environmental Sounds
- Aspect 2 Instrumental Sounds
- Aspect 3 Body Percussion
- Aspect 4 Rhythm and Rhyme
- Aspect 5 Alliteration
- Aspect 6 Voice Sounds
We constantly revisit each of these areas to ensure our children get to practice and consolidate their learning in each aspect before moving on when ready to Aspect 7 Oral Blending and Segmenting. Each aspect is taught through adult-led and child-led activities. During small group time we may look at games such as Kim’s game or Cross the River, linking to one of the Aspects. During work time, we carefully observe children’s play and teach in the moment to further phonetic development. This could be singing rhymes, exploring instruments, listening to the sounds around us, thinking of rhyming or alliterating names or recreating familiar stories.
