We know that children learn best when parents and teachers follow the same methods. Working in the same way is vital for reinforcing learning. So here is some information to help you use the Monster Phonics approach which your child is following at school.

Monster Phonics accelerates progress, so it is important to use this approach at home whenever you are helping your child with phonics or learning spellings.

Resources to support this learning can be purchased from the online shop. https://monsterphonics.com/shop/.

Free downloadable resources can also be found on the website https://monsterphonics.com/free-phonics-worksheets/.

Monster Phonics makes learning fun and more memorable. Rather than relying on rote learning, Monster Phonics uses colour-coding to promote understanding, which leads to children becoming confident, independent learners. Confidence builds their passion for school and for life.

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What is Monster Phonics?

The 26 letters of the alphabet and combinations of these letters make approximately 44 speech sounds in English. The 44 sounds (phonemes) are spelt by 144 different letter combinations (graphemes).

For example, the sound A is spelt 5 different ways ay (play), ai (train).

Traditional ways of learning to spell can be time-consuming and for some children they are ineffective. Monster Phonics categorises sounds into 10 areas and uses the Monsters as a categorisation. Each monster has a different colour. That colour represents that way of spelling the sound.

Watch the video https://monsterphonics.com/how-it-works/ Why does it improve learning?

The child learns through the assignment of colour and the linkage of the sound, as well as seeing the colour, creating more ways of remembering the spelling.

Your teacher will be using games, songs and activities that continuously reflect this way of learning, so that structure is constantly seen, heard, and experienced by your child. This consistency is critical in ensuring that a complicated language is learnt in the most simplistic way.

Free resources for parents

Activities

https://monsterphonics.com/free-phonics-worksheets/

Ideas for learning spellings

https://monsterphonics.com/free-resources/fun-ways-to-help-children-learn-phonics?spelling/

Games

https://monsterphonics.com/games/ Flashcards https://monsterphonics.com/flashcards-2/

Information about phonics

https://monsterphonics.com/how-it-works/letters-and-sounds/ https://monsterphonics.com/how-it-works/ks1-spelling-curriculum/ https://monsterphonics.com/the-phonics-screening-check/