Hello Sweet Peas,

I have had a few questions regarding phonics recently so I thought I'd create a blog post dedicated to this.

What is Read. Write. Inc phonics?

If your child is learning to read at school with Read Write Inc. Phonics, they will be at one of the following stages:

Learning Set 1 Speed Sounds

These are the Set 1 Speed Sounds written with one letter:

m  a  s  d  t  i  n  p  g  o  c  k  u  b  f  e  l  h  r  j  v  y  w  z  x

These are the sounds written with two letters (your child will call these ‘special friends’):

Check if your child can read these sounds. Make sure they say sounds like ‘mmm’, not letter names like ‘em’. Watch the Sound Pronunciation Guide video to help you: Pure sounds video and activity sheets can be found here: https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-schemes-oxford-levels/read-write-inc-phonics-guide/ 

Learning to blend with Set 1 Speed Sounds

Your child is learning to read words containing Set 1 Speed Sounds by sound blending. For example:

m-a-t mat

c-a-t cat

g-o-t got

f-i-sh fish            
s-p-o-t spot

b-e-s-t best

s-p-l-a-sh splash.

If your child is learning to sound blend, watch the Sound Blending video for tips on how to support them: 

Learning Set 2 Speed Sounds

These are the Set 2 Speed Sounds:

Check if your child can read these sounds: Videos can be found here and you should follow this order: 

Set 2 sounds and video links
ay- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euSutpVZ5r8
ee- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93rsDtyjNfk
igh- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k47CSkUUD8M
oo (as in zoo)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCnTmBiLfMU
ow (as in blow)-   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ty1hgMlJLQ
oo (as in look in a book)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH-9XQsksEc
ar- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vAAxD-53q0
or- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyVwq7MU7Cc
air-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otz5jVlHOVo
ir-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5j-oz3zefw
ou (as in out)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB2PcmYsJgg
oy (as in toy)-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvuvvVvGH6I

 

Learning Set 3 Speed Sounds

These are Set 3 Speed Sounds:

Check if your child can read these sounds: Videos can be found here and you should follow this order: 

ea (as in cup of tea)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVwSt3s0H-Q

oi (as in spoil the boy)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pvvr1KY9ZB8

a–e (as in make a cake)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HtZxme7iic

i–e (as in nice smile)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHZRt0wyLU

o–e (as in phone home)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5gkH5V_ag

u–e (as in huge brute)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj8FpQ375IM

aw (as in yawn at dawn)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyiG1AaTVFk

are (as in share and care)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32mNG3itSRM

ur (as in nurse with a purse)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VqTTnhE2LQ

er  (as in better letter)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xd2e2_wA5Vk

ow (as in brown cow)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxDCayCEjCA

ai  (as in snail in the rain)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-TH7eeuWL4

oa (as in goat in a boat)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0KOrKQh3Ho

ew (as in chew the stew)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4ZBr95ETCE

ire (as in fire fire!)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c27IpQyzRKY

ear (as in hear with your ear)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Bf3zReelc

ure (as in sure it's pure)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hj36ailI44

tion (as in attention)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rth_cb5-gpU

tious/cious-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXipb8Dpl-k

 

Extra Resources:

• Oxford owl have fantastic e-reading resources to help support your child's reading you can register for free: https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/user/sign_up.html.
• At the bottom of this blog I have attached the set 1, 2 and 3 flashcards.
• Reading eggs fast phonics 

 

I hope this helps,

Miss Fowell