Jolly Phonics
What is Jolly Phonics?
Jolly Phonics is a fun and child centred approach to teaching literacy
through synthetic phonics. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the
multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see
their students achieve. The letter sounds are split into seven groups as shown
below.
Letter Sound Order
The sounds are taught in a specific order (not alphabetically). This enables
children to begin building words as early as possible.
How does Jolly Phonics work?
Using a synthetic phonics approach, Jolly Phonics teaches children the five
key skills for reading and writing. Complemented by Jolly Readers and Jolly
Grammar, it provides a thorough foundation for teaching literacy over three
years in school.
The five skills taught in Jolly Phonics
1.Learning the letter sounds
Children are taught the 42 main letter sounds. This includes alphabet sounds
as well as digraphs such as sh, th, ai and ue.
2.Learning letter formation
Using different multi-sensory methods, children learn how to form and write
the letters.
3.Blending
Children are taught how to blend the sounds together to read and write new
words.
4.Identifying the sounds in words (Segmenting)
Listening for the sounds in words gives children the best start for improving
spelling.
5.Tricky words
Tricky words have irregular spellings and children learn these
separately.
Below are two videos to show you how Jolly Phonics is used in the classroom and the rhymes that go with each sound.
Jolly Phonics is a fun and child centred approach to teaching literacy
through synthetic phonics. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the
multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see
their students achieve. The letter sounds are split into seven groups as shown
below.
Letter Sound Order
The sounds are taught in a specific order (not alphabetically). This enables
children to begin building words as early as possible.
How does Jolly Phonics work?
Using a synthetic phonics approach, Jolly Phonics teaches children the five
key skills for reading and writing. Complemented by Jolly Readers and Jolly
Grammar, it provides a thorough foundation for teaching literacy over three
years in school.
The five skills taught in Jolly Phonics
1.Learning the letter sounds
Children are taught the 42 main letter sounds. This includes alphabet sounds
as well as digraphs such as sh, th, ai and ue.
2.Learning letter formation
Using different multi-sensory methods, children learn how to form and write
the letters.
3.Blending
Children are taught how to blend the sounds together to read and write new
words.
4.Identifying the sounds in words (Segmenting)
Listening for the sounds in words gives children the best start for improving
spelling.
5.Tricky words
Tricky words have irregular spellings and children learn these
separately.
Below are two videos to show you how Jolly Phonics is used in the classroom and the rhymes that go with each sound.
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