Phonics

Silver End Academy follows the Phonics Scheme 'The Song of Sounds'.

What is the ' Song of Sounds'?

• Multi-sensory with kinaesthetic, auditory and visual activities that reinforce skills through a variety of learning styles.

• Song is integral to the programme to help children remember every phoneme, a highly active approach with whole-body actions and lots of games to aid learning.

• Carefully differentiated, contains support and challenge tips to cater for every child in the classroom.

• Brings phonics to life with a fresh, lively hands-on approach to teaching phonics with engaging activities that reinforce learning.

How does it work?

Song of Sounds has a song at its heart that teaches children all of the phonemes necessary to read and write English successfully. The phonics scheme is divided into 3 stages (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) to build on each stage of learning. Each week has 4 short daily sessions and a longer consolidation session at the end of the week to put phonic skills into practice.  

Here are some useful links to help support your child with learning phonics.

Please find attached the Phonics presentations from Staff regarding Song of Sounds.