Disclaimer: I am in no way a pushy parent, but appear to have a toddler who is numbers/letters obsessed and demands to know eg what things say constantly.
So we have ended up with him knowing the phonic alphabet (recognises and can use them eg when asked what any word starts with) and a few other basics eg sh, ch.
But how do you explain k and c? We say "cuh" for both but that must be confusing? We haven't got a clue about any of the phonic "schemes" and not hugely keen to tbh.
Also how do you explain why c is sometimes s? Eg central, cement mixer to give 2 examples he has asked about today. Atthe moment I just say "yes it starts with a C but it sounds like a S, it's a bit funny" .... Which even I can see is pretty useless!
Any simple suggestions to answer his questions? I am really not keen to go down the flashcards/workbooks/learning schemes route...