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Jolly phonics after the 42 sounds. What next - long vowels?

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whatatip · 10/04/2012 09:24

Using the jolly phonics activity books and phonics reading books from the library my dd has managed to cover all the initial 42 sounds. She knows some tricky words and reads CCVC, CVCC and polysyllabic words quite smoothly. I am really impressed with her.
But the problem is now we have run out of the library books I don't know what to do next, without moving up a level into an area that is not covered by jolly phonics. (She starts reception in September where they do Jolly Phonics, hence why I decided to use it).

I am thinking long vowels would be the next thing to do? If so then how is best to do that and are there any good resources to use?
If not, then what other sounds can be neatly covered in discrete modules that we could be getting on with next?

Thanks

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maverick · 10/04/2012 09:28

I suggest you look at Debbie Hepplewhite's online programme. She was originally a Jolly Phonics teacher so the programmes line up reasonably well.
Her programme covers the main alphabet code.

www.phonicsinternational.com

mrz · 10/04/2012 11:32

The long vowels are introduced in the 42 initial sounds taught in JP. The next step would be to teach the alternative ways of writing these. These are in the JP workbooks and in the handbook.

mrz · 10/04/2012 11:35

Just realised your daughter hasn't started school yet so I would suggest Debbie's Tiny Reading Seeds rather than the main program
www.phonicsinternational.com/trs.html

whatatip · 10/04/2012 14:52

Thanks, I have taken a look at that website and it looks like it has some ideas for me for going forward now. The chart with all the different sounds covered in each unit is in itself helpful.

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