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Debbie Hepplewhite's International Online Synthetic Phonics Programme (Program)

'At-a-Glance Pictorial Overview' of the main resources of the full programme and the Early Years Starter Package.
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The rationale and structure of the Phonics International online synthetic phonics programme

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Download these handy summaries describing key features of synthetic phonics teaching.
'In a Nutshell' Click HERE
'Choices for Basic Phonics Lessons' Click HERE
'Lesson Plan and Evaluation Proforma' Click HERE
'Suggestions for Teaching Joined Handwriting' Click HERE

**New** 'Debbie's Phonics Teaching Tips' Click HERE

NEW - In this 30 minute video, Debbie presents the Phonics International Programme and models
a 'basic phonics lesson'.

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(Windows Media Player)

Demonstrating the power of synthetic phonics teaching with the Phonics International Early Years Starter Package - Click HERE to view an 8 minute introductory video.
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The following videos have been produced for YouTube.
If your school (or country) has difficulty in accessing YouTube, they may be viewed direct from this website. Click HERE to view, or click on the 'Video Clips'
button in the left Menu column

Hear the Sounds

Say the sounds and see the spelling alternatives

  

 

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What is Phonics International?
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Phonics International (PI) is a highly-organised, systematic and yet flexible synthetic phonics programme (program) especially designed for all ages and needs. Suitable for anyone who wants to learn to read and spell - perfect for schools, tutoring and homeschooling.
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PI resources are exciting, colourful, informative and enjoyable for teachers and learners to use. Don’t be fooled, however, they are ‘direct instruction’ resources based on research and leading-edge practice. This is not a ‘pink and fluffy’ programme!
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 PI has a massive bank of unique and printable ‘rolling programme’ teaching and learning resources - click on the ‘units’ for the contents of the 12 units of the programme.
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PI resources can be printed out to hard copy, viewed online by individuals or projected onto white screens for group or classroom work.
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PI includes audio and visual examples of all the ‘sounds’ of English speech and demonstrates these in different positions in example words in units 1 to 6.
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Advice is provided as part of the services of the PI programme (program). Guidance can be given via the Phonics International Message Forum, Blog or via email. News of updates and new resources are announced on the PI message forum.
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PI resources are ideal to support ongoing assessment and readily engage learners in their own progress. A variety of tracking materials are provided for teachers and learners - take your pick!
  Who is the programme (program) for?
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Schools, pre-schools, parents, teachers, student teachers, homeschoolers, teacher-training establishments, in fact, ANYONE who has an interest in literacy or who is teaching a child OR ADULT to read and spell using the English Language in any country in the world where English is spoken or taught as a second language
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Busy teachers and parents especially would find the online teaching materials helpful, convenient and time-saving
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Teachers who teach those for whom English is an additional language will find the structure and content of the programme particularly suitable
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Parents, teachers and tutors who are responsible for helping children and adults with insufficient grasp of the alphabetic code and the skills of 'blending' all-through-the-word for reading and 'segmenting' all-through-the-spoken-word for spelling
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Student teachers who wish to learn, or improve their knowledge and understanding of, the synthetic phonics teaching principles
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Managers of teacher-training establishments, schools or pre-schools who wish to use the online material as a model of a systematic synthetic phonics teaching approach
  How do I use Phonics International? 
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Look at the ‘Overview and Guidance’ booklet (free in unit 1) to read about the synthetic phonics teaching principles.
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Browse through The Alphabetic Code Overview Charts (unit 1). Select your preferred version or versions for your circumstances. The PI programme has an ‘order of introduction’ of the letters and letter groups of The English Alphabetic Code. Each of the 12 units is colour-coded to organise and ‘chunk’ the teaching and learning.
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Choose whether or not to use the PI ‘key mnemonic pictures’. They are not essential but can be helpful particularly for younger learners, learners for whom English is an additional language and for learners who find it hard to learn letter/s-sound correspondences readily.
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Look closely at the Sounds Book Activity Sheets. These provide the core information for the teaching and the core activities for the learning. They are an ESSENTIAL element of the programme and provide for automatic differentiation (that is, different levels of teacher-modelling and learning).
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PI can be used in different ways for older students when the emphasis is on using it as a spelling programme. Focusing on the many spelling variations for target ‘sounds’ instead of following the PI order of introduction works very well. You can read more about this and other tips when you visit the PI message forum.
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PI is best used in the ‘layered’ way (read about this on the PI message forum). This provides for revision, consolidation, over-learning and differentiation.
 

 

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Debbie at the Special Needs Exhibition in London.
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"I’ve read through your manual now. I am VERY impressed. Your explanation of the alphabet code is the clearest I’ve ever read.
EN - Berkshire, UK
"I commend you on your remarkably clear programme....."
DM - Oxon, UK
"There are some great resources available that can be used as a complete programme or alongside other synthetic phonics programmes"
TES Early Years Forum - October 2007
"I just received Unit 1. Wow! What a fantastic resource. I will be signing up for remaining modules."
MG - UK
".......absolutely amazing - great, great talking points for explaining the concepts - which are sometimes difficult to explain succinctly to educators and parents."
AM - USA
"The introductory booklet explained everything so clearly in an easy to understand way and I feel ready to provide my whole staff INSET after half term!"
Literacy Co-ordinator - UK
"I would like to congratulate you once again for your fantastic Phonics International Programme."
JMW - Lima, Peru
"The programme is so flexible - fantastic!"
Sam - Literacy Co-ordinator - UK
"I have found the Phonics International resources to be invaluable."
SB - Izmir, Turkey
".......really organised and comprehensive."
PB - UK
".....our KS2 Literacy Coordinator thought it was a breath of fresh air."
Literacy Co-ordinator - UK
"Praise continues to be heaped upon you and your programme at school- by the Y6-Y7 teacher in particular who is positively ecstatic!
Her pupils are equally interested and excited."
Infant Teacher - Ireland
".....my staff are very impressed with your programme..."
Principal - Northern Ireland
"....a huge thank you to Debbie for helping my family so much...one thing I no longer have to worry about is whether my children are able to learn their synthetic phonics, as with your brilliant course they have been picking them up very quickly at home with just a few minutes teaching each day"
Mother of 4 - UK
" I purchased this phonics curriculum for use with my own children. A to Z Phonics have chosen Phonics International as their preferred phonics curriculum. I recommend it to anyone who is considering a synthetic phonics approach to teach reading. You know you will be covering everything your child needs to know to become confident fluent readers, writers AND spellers which turns you into a confident TEACHER/TUTOR! It is especially recommended for classroom settings"
Jane Buckley - founder of A to Z Phonics

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