A Parent's Guide to Phonics

Help your child take their first steps into the world of phonics and reading with this parent's and caregiver’s guide to reading support.

A Parents Guide to Phonics is for parents and caregivers who want to learn how to help their child with reading and spelling. It explains how written language is put together, what phonics is, and how reading and spelling are taught using a structured approach.

The book is written using accessible, jargon-free language that is easy to follow and understand. It also includes a section on additional educational needs and what adaptations schools might make to enable pupils with additional needs to access phonics teaching.

This parent guide to phonics offers:

• An easy-to-follow approach to phonics, with jargon-free language.
• An opportunity to boost home learning for parents and caregivers who want to support their children with phonics at home.
• A structured approach to phonics, informed by the Science of Reading.

Written for parents and caregivers and those new to supporting children learning to read, A Parent’s Guide to Phonics explains how written language is put together, what phonics is and how reading and spelling are taught using a structured approach.