Phonics is a widely used way of learning to read and spell words that are taught right from the beginning of school. Learning phonics begins in reception or primary one when children are four or five-years-old, where they start learning the initial sound for each letter of the alphabet.
This method of reading breaks down letters (and groups of letters) into manageable blocks of sounds (or phonemes) that little learners then ‘blend’ to read whole words. Once little minds start to understand this method of learning, they can then use this knowledge to decode new words – all of which forms the building blocks for good literacy.
