A Day Out In The New Forest: Learn 'i before e except after c' - Teacher Notes

The 'Learn To Read With Phonics Reading Packs' offer an engaging and efficient method for teaching children to read within a six-month period. These packs are versatile, suitable for a wide age range starting from 4 years old, and are particularly beneficial for older readers who may be reluctant, those with learning difficulties, and children for whom English is an additional language. The structured course is designed for either one-to-one sessions or small group learning, involving a teacher and child or a parent/guardian and child partnership.

The reading packs incorporate a narrative about a charming boy named Sam, guiding children through a series of phonics-based adventures. As children delve into the stories, they are encouraged to spot and learn 44 phonic sounds hidden within the text, which helps them decode approximately 80% of words in the English language by breaking them into sounds or syllables. The packs also include additional stories like 'The Bouncing Castle' and 'The Famous Cousin From The Country' to reinforce more complex sounds. With practice pages for matching words and phrases to pictures, children can solidify their understanding of the sounds. The phonics packs can be used in any sequence, tailored to the specific sounds a child needs to learn, and they provide a clear progression towards independent reading of books by authors such as Roald Dahl.