Phase 3 Assessment Student Sheet - Sounding Out and Blending - Phonics Phase 3 - Resource

The "Phase 3 Assessment Student Sheet - Sounding Out and Blending" is an evaluative resource from the All Aboard Phonics programme, designed to test a student's proficiency in phonics at Phase 3. The assessment sheet instructs learners to articulate each phoneme (distinct unit of sound) in a given set of words before blending the phonemes to pronounce the whole word. For example, the word 'jam' is broken down into its phonemes /j/ /a/ /m/, which the student must sound out individually and then blend together to say the word 'jam'. The teacher or assessor is required to mark a 'yes' or 'no' for both the student's ability to sound out each phoneme and their ability to blend the phonemes into the complete word. Assistance can be provided if necessary, although this is noted as a 'no' in the marking. The entire activity is timed, with a maximum duration of 60 seconds, ensuring that the assessment is both efficient and a measure of the student's quick phonemic recognition and blending skills.

The words included in the assessment cover a range of phonemes and blend patterns to thoroughly test the student's phonics abilities. The list includes simple words like 'jam', 'chip', 'feet', 'torn', 'coin', and 'shark'. Each word presents a different phonetic challenge, from basic consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) structures to more complex consonant blends and digraphs. This assessment is crucial for understanding the student's progress in phonics and their readiness to move on to more advanced reading and spelling skills. The results can help educators tailor their teaching strategies to support each learner's development in phonemic awareness and decoding skills, which are foundational for fluent reading.