Phase 1 with 
Phonemies!

Letters and Sounds Phase 1 – Reimagined with Phonemies: A Neuro-Inclusive Approach Supporting Linguistic and Neurodiversity.
 

Phonemies make Phase 1 truly inclusive, aligning with the Science of Reading & Science of Learning. By embracing linguistic diversity, they bridge spoken and written language, ensuring all children—especially autistic learners and those with speech and language challenges—can access phonics in a way that makes sense to them.

A Ground-Breaking 10-Day Phonemic Awareness Programme with Phonemies (Speech Sound Monsters)

Our Phase 1 programme provides the explicit instruction in phonemic awareness that is useful for all children but critical for at least 1 in 4 before starting a synthetic phonics programme.

Designed in alignment with the Science of Reading and the Science of Learning, it supports all learners, including:

✅ Non-speaking children
✅ EAL learners (English as an Additional Language)
✅ Children with accents that differ from standard phonics pronunciations
✅ Autistic and ADHD minds, with activities designed for movement, interest and engagement
✅ Those at risk of Dyslexia, ensuring early intervention and support
 

What Makes This Phase 1 Programme Different?
 

🟢 Phonemies – A Fun, Visual System for the 44+ English Speech Sounds

• Children learn to identify, segment (order), and blend speech sounds before letters are introduced.

• Decoding and encoding from Day 1, using Phonemies to represent speech sounds in any word (e.g., their names!).

• Encourages discussions about accents, helping children understand phoneme variation.

• Mapped names and words engage children by focusing on speech sounds in words that interest them.

• More than alliteration! The focus is on blending, segmenting, and manipulating all phonemes in words.

• Engaging activities, including songs, rhymes, and the Phase 1 rap!
   

🟢 A Seamless Transition to ANY Synthetic Phonics Programme 

• By Day 7, children are introduced to letters (graphemes) s a t p i n as pictures of speech sounds.

• Ready to transition into any synthetic phonics programme, including those that follow the s a t p i n sequence.
   

🟢 Multi-Sensory Learning with Duck Hands, Speech Sound Lines, and Numbers with Speech Sound Monsters

• Duck Hands, Lines, and Numbers support early ordering of speech sounds and an awareness of where representations of those sounds will be placed.

• Numbers ensure children always move left to right, reinforcing directionality as they answer questions like, “Which is the number 3 sound in this word?”—helping to build positional awareness of phonemes.

• Number formation phrases help children build motor memory for forming numbers, reinforcing their understanding through movement.

• Children learn to form the letters s a t p i n using formation phrases, ensuring they are ready for Day 7 when graphemes are introduced.
   

🟢 Integrated Dyslexia Screening

• Built-in assessment tools identify early dyslexia risk factors before formal phonics instruction begins.
   

Designed for State Maintained Schools

• Aligns with DfE guidance on removing the old Phase 1, ensuring maximum impact on phonemic awareness.

• Can be used as a standalone pre-phonics programme before any synthetic phonics scheme.

• Also available as part of our full systematic phonics programme, 'the Speech Sound Pics (SSP) Approach, which meets all 16 core DfE criteria. The SSP programme will launch at SystematicSyntheticPhonics.com

Get started with the 10-day programme this September!
 

📩 Contact us to learn more.
 

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