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Get a definition of phonics and understand the key aspects of learning to read using phonics. Learn more about key terms such as 'phonemes', 'blending' and 'tricky words'.
Learn how to pronounce all 44 phonics sounds, or phonemes, used in the English language with these helpful examples from Suzy Ditchburn and her daughter.
Suzy Ditchburn explains how letter sounds can be blended to read words, and gives tips on how to practise phonics with your child.
Understand learning to read using phonics and how to put reading with phonics into practice at home.
Get top tips for developing phonics skills at home, advice on decoding and blending words, and how to make the phonics sounds correctly.
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