SyntheticPhonics.com
Debbie Hepplewhite’s hub – linking to her synthetic phonics programmes, resources, training, free resources – and international research findings
Phonics International
This is the home of Debbie’s flagship phonics programme provided online as printable resources: Phonics International – the most affordable, comprehensive, supportive, flexible and effective systematic synthetic phonics programme for all ages whether English is the main or additional language. Phonics International can be used for both mainstream and intervention purposes.
LEARN MORENo Nonsense Phonics Skills
The No Nonsense Phonics Skills series (9 pick-up-and-go Pupil Books, 9 Teacher Books and additional printable or projectable resources provided via a USB stick) is written by Debbie and published in the UK by Raintree – but available worldwide. Based on the key elements found in Phonics International and produced as an intervention or ‘targeted support’ programme, this concise hard copy series has also received wide acclaim for its suitability as a mainstream phonics programme.
LEARN MOREPhonics Training Online
Phonics Training Online is a comprehensive and highly practical (yet inexpensive) self-study systematic synthetic phonics training course which provides masses of helpful links and resources. The content is suitable for individuals or whole-school training – for teachers, teaching assistants, tutors, home-schoolers and educationalists. The course can lead to 20 credits towards a Masters Degree (MA Education Professional Practice) with a leading UK university.
LEARN MOREORT Floppy’s Phonics Sounds and Letters
Debbie worked with Oxford University Press to create the Oxford Reading Tree Floppy’s Phonics Sounds and Letters systematic synthetic phonics programme for infants. Rich in fit-for-purpose content and resources and ideal for infant schools, the programme is the perfect to complement the Oxford Reading Tree series with the much-loved characters: Biff, Chip, Kipper – and Floppy, the dog!
LEARN MOREPhonics for Nursery
Debbie has been asked many times for guidance about early phonics for pre-schoolers – the three to four year old age range – that is, what to do PRIOR to introducing a full, systematic synthetic phonics teaching programme. Here we have a series of two books for nursery-aged children based on a systematic introduction to the alphabet letters (capital and lower case) linked to their ‘sounds’ – not their letter ‘names’. The series of two Phonics and Talk Time books include activities to introduce the three core phonics skills and their sub-skills for reading, handwriting and spelling. The books also encourage plenty of chatter (conversations) plus oral blending and oral segmenting with any and all of the 44 sounds identifiable in English speech.
LEARN MORESynthetic Phonics Training
Debbie has delivered training to thousands of teachers in hundreds of schools in various countries to the benefit of countless children around the world. Whilst the majority of Debbie’s time is now taken up with consultancy, product development and online guidance (including Skype staff meetings), she will occasionally commit to in-school training and face-to-face training and consultancy. Make an enquiry via the website – you may be lucky…!
LEARN MOREFree Alphabetic Code Charts
Did you know that the English alphabetic code is the most complex alphabetic code in the world? Debbie provides a wide range of ‘giant’ and ‘mini’ (A4 tabletop) Alphabetic Code Charts as free printables and also ready-made charts that can be purchased – as preferred. Debbie’s Alphabetic Code Charts are used around the world in various settings – in homes, infant and primary classrooms, secondary school student planners, libraries and for teacher-training and in University teacher-training literature.
LEARN MOREGiant and Mini Alphabetic Code Charts to purchase
See the latest design of Debbie’s ‘pull up’ Giant Alphabetic Code Chart. This chart can be used as a generic alphabetic code chart to complement, or supplement, other phonics programmes and general phonics and spelling provision. The colour-coding also makes it an ideal match with the Phonics International programme, Debbie’s Series of 8 eBooks (a compilation of some core Phonics International resources provided as printable pdfs), and the No Nonsense Phonics Skills series.
LEARN MORENEW…LIVE Phonics Training/CPD via Video Conferencing
Whole staff training can be expensive. We understand that! While the intimacy of face-to-face training can be inspirational, we believe we have found a close substitute at a fraction of the price:
Introducing our ‘Bespoke Live Staff Phonics Training/CPD via Online Video Conferencing’. The next-best thing to having the ‘real Debbie’ in your school is to interact with her via a ‘Webinar’. LEARN MOREDebbie Hepplewhite Handwriting
Debbie’s website dedicated to the teaching of handwriting. Includespaid and free resources and a demonstration video presentation of how to teach handwriting.
LEARN MOREReading Reform Foundation
The RRF is an organisation dedicated to campaigning for better teaching of reading in the English language. Their website has something to offer everyone who is interested in the teaching of reading.
Members include people from a wide range of backgrounds with a variety of experiences. They have all been convinced by evidence that a method known as synthetic phonics is the most effective for teaching everyone to read. LEARN MOREIFERI
The International Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (IFERI) is a not-for-profit organisation. It includes researchers, educators and parents from around the world.
The aim of IFERI is to contribute to raising standards of literacy in the English language based on robust research and high-quality instruction in the teaching of reading, spelling and writing. LEARN MORE
**NEW** An English Alphabetic Code with Audio
An invaluable free resource which links the letters and letter groups (graphemes) to the sounds (phonemes) of the English Alphabetic Code in high quality audio.
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