What are the 8 steps of Jolly Phonics?
The steps covered include: Teaching letter sounds in groups and how to write them. Teaching how to blend to read regular words and words with digraphs. Teaching tricky words in groups and how to spell them. When to introduce capital letter and their sounds. When to start dictation words and independent writing.
Why are phonics taught in a specific order?
This helps to improve childrens awareness of the sounds around them. It also lays important foundations for the phonics work that will follow in later phases, which includes learning the phonic sounds of letters, graphemes and blending.
What order do you teach Jolly phonics in?
The letter order is as follows: s, a, t, i, p, n. ck, e, h, r, m, d. g, o, u, l, f, d. ai, j, oa, ie, ee, or. z, w, ng, v, oo, oo. y, x, ch, sh, th, th. qu, ou, oi, ue, er, ar.
