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A comprehensive programme
for reading and writing

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Why Jolly Phonics?
Research

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The Jolly Phonics’ children’s reading
skills were 11 months above the level

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expected for their age.

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We found that the boys did
as well as the girls.

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In the Jolly Phonics group the ‘tail’ of
low achievement in writing was
simply abolished.
An integrated programme that
grows with the children

ages ages ages ages ages ages ages

4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11
Phonics Grammar 1 Grammar 2 Grammar 3 Grammar 4 Grammar 5 Grammar 6

Phonics Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

Jolly Phonics Readers

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Storybooks

Reading books to children gives them:

A love of books
A wider vocabulary
A greater understanding of language

But the children need to ‘crack the code’ of English to

become independent readers.

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The 5 Basic Skills

The 5 basic skills of Jolly Phonics are:

1. Learning the letter sounds

2. Learning letter formation
3. Blending
4. Identifying sounds in words (segmenting)
5. Tricky words

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1. Learning the letter sounds

Children learn in a fun, multi-sensory way using stories and actions.

Learning the action for the /s/

sound: Weave your hand like a
snake, making an ‘s’ shape,
saying sssssssss.

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1. Learning the letter sounds –
the letter sounds

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1. Learning the letter sounds –
digraphs

Digraphs are two letters that make one sound.

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1. Learning the letter sounds –
alternative spellings

The alternative spellings of the vowel sounds:

Introduced as: Taught later as:

(rain) (play) (flame)

(feet) (leaf) (these)

(boat) (snow) (bone)

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2. Letter formation

Correct formation can be encouraged from the very beginning.

Feel the letter formation

See the letter formation
Write the letter in the air

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2. Letter formation – pencil hold

The children need to learn how to hold their pencil properly right from the start:

‘Tripod’ grip
‘Froggy legs’ movement

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3. Blending

Blending skills are essential for reading. They can be taught right from the start.

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3. Blending – blending words

The number of regular words for blending grows with each new letter sound:

Jolly Phonics Word Book Jolly Phonics Word Bank

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3. Blending – blending activities

Blending activities can be fun and multi-sensory:

Random letters
s c a
‘Miming’ words
p e
Read and See books
n t i

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3. Blending - Jolly Phonics
Decodable Readers
A wealth of interesting, decodable texts.

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3. Blending – blending harder words

Regular practice is the key to blending words with digraphs and consonant blends:

Digraphs

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
phonological awareness

Phonological awareness can be encouraged from the very first lesson:

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
hearing the sounds

Lots of practice is needed before children can identify all the sounds in words:

Sounding out words

Word families
Removing the first sound
Chopping game

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
dictation

Dictation practice prepares the children for independent writing:

Letter sounds
Simple CVC words
Regular words with consonant
blends and digraphs
Phrases and sentences
Capital letters

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
simple dictation

A sample of early dictation by a five-year-old using Jolly Phonics.

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
independent writing

For children to write independently they need to know:

The 42 letter sounds

How to hear the sounds in words
One way of writing the letter sounds
What they want to say

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4. Identifying sounds in words –
independent writing

Independent writing towards the end of the first year:

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5. Tricky words

To read tricky words well, the children need to:

Work out the ‘tricky’ bits

Have regular flashcard practice

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5. Tricky words

To write tricky words well, the children need to learn the following techniques:

Look, copy, cover, write and

check
Say it as it sounds
Mnemonics: ‘o u lucky duck!’
Word families

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5. Tricky words

‘Look, copy, cover, write and check’ is a good way to learn how to write tricky words.

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Jolly Phonics Decodable Readers –
Levels 1 - 5
A wealth of interesting, decodable texts.

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Jolly Phonics Decodable Readers
Guidance for
teachers and
(Level 5: Purple Readers) parents, including
comprehension
Variety of questions
interesting and
engaging stories in
decodable language

Guide to the letter

sounds and tricky
words needed for
each book
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Jolly Phonics Decodable Readers

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Parental support

Providing additional support at home can help children achieve the best results:

Sound sheets
Sound books
Word boxes
Dictation
Jolly Phonics Readers

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First year timetable

First term Second term Third term

Introduce letter names
1 Teach the 42 sounds
Teach alternative spellings
Revise alternative spellings

Teach how to form the Teach handwriting rules

2 letters correctly and give writing practice
Give handwriting practice

Introduce the Readers

Teach how to blend simple Continue with Jolly Readers
3 regular words Practice blending words with
alternative spellings
and blending practice

Continue regular dictation

Teach how to write words Give regular dictation
4 by listening for sounds of words and sentences Encourage independent
writing
Teach how to read and
Teach the reading and Ensure the children know
5 write the first set of tricky
words
writing of more tricky words the first 72 tricky words

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Sample first year checklist

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Leading the teaching of literacy

Systematic approach
Fun, multisensory teaching
Range of age-appropriate materials
7 years’ literacy teaching
Enables confident, independent learning
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Print or precursive

Jolly Phonics materials are available in both precursive and print letters:

Precursive letters have joining tails to

encourage cursive writing.

Print letters are standard letters, without

joining tails.

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Contact

Jolly Learning Ltd (E) info@jollylearning.co.uk

Tailours House, (W) www.jollylearning.co.uk
High Road,
Chigwell, Social Media:
Essex, @Jolly Learning
IG7 6DL

(T) +44 20 8501 0405

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