• To develop understanding of phonics teaching for children who are early readers exploring how to move children onwards into greater confidence 

What will the course cover? 

Participants will: 

• Explore the theoretical landscape related to the teaching of phonics. 

• Understand the importance of early phonological development and providing meaningful activities to support this in your setting. 

• Clarify subject knowledge around the terminology related to phonics teaching. 

• To know the expectations related to the pace and progression of learning within phase 4 

• Become familiar and confident with the basic phonic code and teaching of blending and segmenting. 

• Receive guidance for the teaching of synthetic phonics through knowing the lesson sequence. 

• Share high quality texts to support phonic teaching. 

• Explore strategies for teaching high frequency words. 

Who should attend?  

Primary and Special Schools  

Curriculum and School Improvement  

Cost: 

BDSIP Members – pay as you go  

Non BDSIP members – pay as you go  

CPD Package No charge 

Schools outside of LBBD  

Booking confirmation including access information and important pre-course information will be sent to you upon booking. 

Please check your junk inbox if you do not receive your booking confirmation and ensure you mark the sender as safe to enable you to receive any further pre-course information or changes.  

Contact information 

For specific enquiries about this course, please contact Nicola Wixat nicola.wix@bdsip.co.uk 

For general booking or CPD enquiries please contact CPDEvents@bdsip.co.uk