The Essential Phonics Toolkit

Author:   Katie Whitehead
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
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9781529683448


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   29 August 2025
Format:   Paperback
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The Essential Phonics Toolkit


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Unlock the magic of teaching phonics with this supportive guide for educators! In this practical guide, teacher and educator Katie Whitehead takes you through the teaching of phonics from the first steps of building phonological awareness to the fostering of confident readers. Suitable for all phonics schemes, this supportive guide brings you practical tips, key explanations and over 50 multi-sensory activities for every stage of learning.  It includes guidance on theory, pedagogy, differentiation, and strategies for supporting struggling readers, empowering you to create an engaging and inclusive phonics learning experience in your classroom or setting. Whether you′re new to phonics or developing your professional knowledge, this book is your ultimate phonics teaching resource.

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Author:   Katie Whitehead
Publisher:   Sage Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Sage Publications Ltd
Weight:   0.740kg
ISBN:  

9781529683448


ISBN 10:   1529683440
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   29 August 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Preparing Children for Phonics 3. Starting School 4. Introducing Letters and Sounds 5. Blending to Read 6. Segmenting to Spell 7. Digraphs and Trigraphs 8. Moving on from CVC words 9. Reading Longer Words 10. High Frequency Words 11. Learning to Read and Spell More Complex Words 12. Year 1 Phonics Screening Check 13. Developing a Love of Reading 14. What does an effective Phonics lesson look like? 15. Ofsted Inspections and Reading Deep Dives

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Katie′s undergraduate degree was a BSc Psychology at the University of Sussex where in her final year she specialised in Psychology in Education and the Psychology of Language Development. Her dissertation focused on how early print exposure impacted on later comprehension and this is where her interest in teaching literacy started. In 2005 she studied for an Early Years PGCE at the University of Cambridge. The course developed her passion for teaching young children and began a desire to promote learning though play.  Katie has now been teaching for 18 years and has led a large Reception department, Year 1 team and been instrumental in whole-school phonics development in a large primary school in this time, delivered CPD to internal and external staff,  provided training to ITT students and achieved an NPQLL. She is a Mum to three young boys which has given her the chance to put phonics into action at home and since 2020 has shared thousands of fun and practical literacy activities on her highly successful Phonics Family social media pages.

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