Stage 4: Spelling CVC Words guidance - Resource

The All Aboard Phonics Plus Manual provides a comprehensive guide for teaching children how to spell Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) words in Stage 4 of the programme. The manual outlines a series of lesson plans, each designed to be concise and engaging, lasting between 10 and 15 minutes. In these sessions, children practice spelling CVC words up to their current phase in the Systematic Synthetic Phonics (SSP) programme. Activities such as 'Word Breaker', 'Word Builder', and 'Phoneme Frame' are designed to help children deconstruct and reconstruct words, focusing on their phonemic awareness and grapheme recognition. The use of resources like grapheme cards and pictophone cards aids in visual learning, while games like 'Climb The Mast' make the process interactive and fun.

The manual also includes teaching notes and resources required for Stage 4, such as grapheme cards, decodable books, and object cards. For assessment, children are tested on their ability to write CVC words that they have learned, with the expectation that they will spell at least half of them correctly to progress to the next stage. The word bank provided includes a range of simple words and graphemes from different phases, ensuring that the child's learning is reinforced and built upon. Nonsense words are also included to challenge the children's phonics skills further. The manual emphasises the use of a Spelling Aid resource for children in Phase 5, helping them to consider the various ways a sound can be spelled and encouraging them to think critically about the spelling of words.