An Introduction to Phonics - an interactive talk / workshop

This workshop will be of interest to parents, teachers and others who want a basic practical understanding of how phonics works.  Phonics instruction involves teaching the relationship or code between speech sounds and the written letters used to represent them.   This will be a practical guide so that you can better help your children learn to read and spell.  

The talk will cover:

• The sounds that the single letters of the alphabet represent.  Some single letters code for more than one speech sound e.g. ‘c’ and ‘g’.
• Letters that work together: Sometimes 2 or more  letters work together to code for one sound eg: sh, ar.
• How to break words into their constituent sounds – needed for spelling
• How to blend sounds together to form words – needed for reading. 

My name is Carol Baker. I am a retired speech pathologist who worked for many years with young children with speech, language, reading and spelling difficulties. I now give talks and workshops for parents, teachers and the general public.