Early Years Starter Package

Massive 2010 Price Reduction
Was £33/£66
Now Only £11

 (plus VAT @ 20% for UK buyers)

What is the Early Years Starter Package and what role does it play in relation to the full Phonics International programme?

The Early Years Starter Package is aimed primarily at pre-school children as a complementary ‘pre-entry’ option before embarking on the full Phonics International programme. It is designed for both home-use and for use in pre-school settings.

It could also provide good key stage one (infant) revision or additional ‘special needs’ material. Like the full PI programme, it is an ideal resource for sharing between institutional settings and homes in a ‘working partnership’.

It is also suitable for beginners in infant classes where English is introduced as a foreign language.

As with our full Phonics International programme, the Early Years Starter Package consists of downloadable PDF files which can be accessed and printed an unlimited number of times.

Here is a more detailed look at the resources of the Early Years Starter Package :   

Ø       EARLY YEARS STARTER PACKAGE INFORMATION BOOKLET 

Ø       A5 ALPHABETIC CODE FRIEZE POSTERS  (can also be used as beginners’ FLASH CARDS)  

Simple A5 Alphabetic Code Frieze Posters which are also ideal as ‘first time round’ A5 Flash Cards for learning the letter/s-sound correspondences (in which case,  you would need two sets - one for the Frieze Posters and one for the Flash Cards).

   The letters are lower case only and the picture mnemonics are the same as for the full Phonics International programme. Be careful not to overwhelm the child, or children, by displaying all the Frieze Posters in one hit. Either display them in small groups (two or three or ‘unit by unit’) or one at a time as each letter/s-sound correspondence is systematically introduced. The Early Years Starter Package introduces the letter/s-sound correspondences of Phonics International units 1 to 6 up to and including ‘wor’. See chart above. 

Ø       EARLY YEARS STARTER ACTIVITY SHEETS letter/s-sound correspondences of units 1 to 6 ofPhonics International 

A total of 92 colour A4 multi-sensory activity sheets for teaching and learning each new letter/s-sound correspondence introduced in units 1 to 6 of Phonics International. There are bite-sized activities on each sheet for developing ‘phonemic awareness’, for encouraging correct pencil hold and letter formation of lower case letters, for blending words and spelling words. The activity sheets include ‘cut out’ Grapheme Tiles and Key Picture Tiles for each new letter/s-sound correspondence introduced. For a ‘longer life’ to play additional reading and spelling games, these tiles could be glued onto card. Use alongside the WORD BANK resource (see below).    

Ø       WORD BANK  

Cumulative WORD BANK and basic advice about decoding (reading) and encoding (spelling) for parents and teachers. Use along with the Grapheme Tiles which are provided cumulatively at the top of every EARLY YEARS ACTIVITY SHEET. (Note that teachers in pre-school and school settings can use the Grapheme Tiles provided in the full Phonics International programme where the full EARLY YEARS ACTIVITY SHEETS are sent home to parents for working in partnership.) The teacher/parent can write words, or make simple words up from the Grapheme Tiles, for the learner to sound out and blend (reading) as suggested in the WORD BANK. The teacher/parent can also say selected words from the cumulative WORD BANK very slowly for the learner to identify the sound all-through-the-spoken-word and then to select the correct grapheme tiles to ‘spell’ the word.

Ø       SIMPLE WORD BLEND CARDS  

These include 93 word-list strips (3 strips per A4 sheet) of only very simple words for direct reading practice from print. They can also be used as spelling cards whereby the ‘teacher’ says the word slowly for the learner to identify the sounds which ‘pop out’ all-through-the-spoken-word. (Note: For a combination of simple and longer words provided on writing lines, use the MY WORDS word lists provided in units 1 to 6 of the full Phonics International programme.)

Posters: 

Ø       PHONEMIC AWARENESS and CAPITAL LETTERS RECOGNITION 
 

Match the first sounds of key picture words with capital letters. This can be used as a poster game and/or cut up to make a cards ‘matching game’. The completed poster is A3 (A4 x 2). For larger-sized cards, enlarge each A4 sheet prior to laminating and cutting out.

Ø       PHONEMIC AWARENESS and LOWER CASE LETTERS RECOGNITION  

Match the first sounds of additional picture words with lower case letters. This can be used as a poster game and/or cut up to make a cards ‘matching game’. The completed poster is A3 (A4 x 2). For larger-sized cards, enlarge each A4 sheet prior to laminating and cutting out.   

Ø       THE ALPHABET  

ONLY sing the alphabet song or chant the alphabet to learn letter NAMES and alphabetical order - but DO NOT use letter NAMES when reading and spelling words. (Note: Letter NAMES are ‘ay, bee, see, dee, ee, eff…’ and letter SOUNDS are /a/ as in ‘apple, /b/ as in ‘bat’, /k/ as in ‘cat’. Learning letter names too early or with too much emphasis can detract from learning the letter SOUNDS and cause confusion. It is the letter SOUNDS which are needed for reading and spelling. You can delay teaching letter NAMES until learners know many letter/s-sound correspondences very confidently.

Ø       CAPITAL LETTERS AS ALPHABETIC CODE  

Learn that capital letters as well as lower case letters are code for the sounds that we can identify in spoken words. Includes tiles of capital letters, lower case letters and key pictures with words. This resource can be used as a poster game and/or cut up to make a cards ‘matching game’. The completed poster is A3 (A4 x 2). For larger-sized cards, enlarge each A4 sheet to A3 prior to laminating and cutting out.

EARLY YEARS ALPHABETIC CODE CHARTS

These include Phonics International ‘Simple Code dipping into Complex Code’ spelling alternatives. Note: For a range of full Alphabetic Code Overview Charts, see free charts in the free unit of Phonics International.

ALPHABETIC CODE CHARTS FOR UNITS 1 TO 5

Suitable for use with the Early Years Package and the Simple Code level of the full Phonics International programme. Select your preferred chart for display and reference as appropriate. Small scale charts of the Simple Code (units 1 to 5) are available in the free unit 1 of the full PI programme.

Ø       Simple Code -  Key grapheme pictures of units 1 to 5  (A4 x 10) 

Ø       Simple Code -  Key phoneme pictures and plain graphemes grid of units 1 to 5 (A4 x 10) 

Ø       Simple Code -  Key phoneme pictures and full-colour graphemes grid of units 1 to 5 (A4 x 10) 

ALPHABETIC CODE CHARTS FOR UNITS 1 TO 6

Suitable for use with the Early Years Package and the Simple Code level of the full Phonics International programme.

Ø       Simple Code Plus -  Key grapheme pictures of units 1 to 6  (A4 x 10) 

Ø       Simple Code Plus -  Key phoneme pictures and plain graphemes grid of units 1 to 6 (A4 x 10) 

Ø       Simple Code Plus -  Key phoneme pictures and full-colour graphemes grid of units 1 to 6 (A4 x 10)

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