Phonics (Reception to Year 2)

Children will be taught early reading phonics skills through The Supersonic Phonics Scheme, in dedicated phonics lessons.

Here at Capel-le-Ferne Primary School phonics is explicitly taught daily using the ‘Supersonic Phonic Friends’ programme.

It is a fully systematic synthetic phonic approach scheme which ensures children develop a passion for reading and the confidence to independently apply each skill when reading and writing.

They will be highly motivated to ‘read with speed’ and ‘write with all their might!’

Child-friendly characters and illustrations underpin the scheme. They are easy to remember with accompanying rhyming phrases that are consistently repeated in every lesson.  Every lesson is fun and engaging, and enriched with movement; a fundamental pre-writing skill.

Supersonic Phonic Friends (SSPF) lessons are taught with rhythm and pace, promoting active engagement, and making every minute count.  The mnemonics and actions promote physical participation and fun injecting life into Phonics with stimulating, enchanting and brain-friendly Phonics made simple, yet highly effective.  Each character is equipped with special skills to support children with their phonic progress and application into reading and writing.

The programme spans six phases of phonics teaching (known as ‘basics’) which are as follows;

• Firm Foundations in Phonics 1 (the ability to hear the sounds in the words we speak).

• The Basics 2 (listen, recognise, build, read and write).

• The Basics 3 (recognise, build, read and write).

• The Higher Levels Basics 4 (recognise, build, read and write) – moving from 3 sounds (CVC) to four+ (CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC, CCCVCC).

• The Higher Levels Basics 5 (recognise, build, read and write) – 'Choose to Use' and 'Switch it'.