Help me teach DD phonics

[BonApp]

We live abroad. DD is in her second year of primary in the local school (French speaking) she's 6, so equivalent of Y1 in England.

She did do one term of YR back home and was really enjoying it. She got the hang of cvc words and blending and we've sort of stayed at that level.

They don't start formally reading and writing here until next year, but they've introduced a few bits recently and DD is loving it and because it's not all brand new to her she can do it easily.

I'd really like to help her learn to read in English and she seems hungry for it. I can help her do the simple stuff like "sh" "th" and other obvious sounding combinations of phonics (sorry I don't know the formal terms ) but when it gets to works like "cake" where the a is an "ay" sound I feel a bit lost.

We've recently read this songbirds set and she was struggling a bit by the last book, plus I don't think she had a good enough grasp on each new "sound" to really warrant moving on.

I had thought about creating some kind of phonics flip book, but I don't now what all the different sounds are.

Is there some kind of "book for teaching phonics"?

I'm really keen for DD to get a grip of reading in English before the French stuff kicks in next year. Otherwise I think learning both at the same time will be too much.

[Labradoodliedoodoo]

Google jolly phonics

[BonApp]

We've got the app but I still feel lost.

E.g. The a_e. I don't know how to explain it to DD.

Do I say "when there is an ah then another letter then an eh it makes the ah sound like ay".

Is that enough of an explanation?

It seems that jolly phonics provides the theory/info but then what books can put it into practice?

[PeppaPigStinks]

Have a look at read write inc youtube videos. You can also buy the flash cards.

[PeppaPigStinks]

For the a-e I explained it as an abracadabra ‘e’. So it works it’s magic and then stays quiet.

[Norestformrz]

Please no!

[PeppaPigStinks]

Oh and the e just turns it into its letter name. Ie the name it’s called in the alphabet

[Norestformrz]

Simply tell her that there are lots of ways to spell the sound /ae/ and that a-e is one way.

In school we write the spelling ae on a square of paper and the children cut it in half (split the spelling/digraph) to reinforce that it is one sound spelt with two letters.

It’s not magic!

[Norestformrz]

“Oh and the e just turns it into its letter name. Ie the name it’s called in the alphabet” except in al, the words where it doesn’t.

[partyof3]

If you go to YouTube and search for Mr Thorne does phonics. I found him really useful in understanding how phonics are taught nowadays.

[Norestformrz]

https://www.udemy.com/help-your-child-to-read-and-write/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-0UIdunE7B8tqNTGmu5Ci8Q&LSNPUBID=TnL5HPStwNw is a free course for parents who want to help their child read and write

[Norestformrz]

https://www.phonicbooks.co.uk/product/dandelion-readers-split-vowel-spellings-set/ these books are great for split vowel sounds.

Jolly Phonics is can work well at the beginning but peters out

[flimflaminurjams]

Cbeebies alphablocks

[catkind]

I was also going to say alphablocks.

If you google phonics international, there are lots of charts you can download for free with all the sounds and alternative spellings (or at least most). Might help you get an overview?

[DeathMetalMum]

Jolly Phonics and I think phase 5/6 would be what you want to look for. Dd was introduced to 'split digraphs' in year one. When she first mentioned it to me I had no idea what she was talking about, but it really helped her with a_e sounds and similar.