English / Year 2 / Literacy / Phonic and word knowledge

• TLF-IDA005595

This video (22 mins 31 seconds) addresses questions from teachers and school leaders about spelling generalisations and systematic synthetic phonics (SSP).

• TLF-IDA005591

This short video (8 mins 04 seconds) explains how to teach spelling generalisations related to two-syllable words that have a vowel-consonant/consonant-vowel (VC/CV) pattern (known as wombat words).

• TLF-IDA005585

This short video (4 mins 11 seconds) provides an introduction to teaching syllable types as part of systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) instruction.

• TLF-IDA005232

This video (11 mins 24 seconds) explains how to teach the spelling generalisation known as gentle Cindy, which explains when the letters g and c make their soft sounds, /j/ and /s/.

• TLF-IDA005229

This short video (6 mins 22 seconds) provides an introduction to teaching spelling generalisations as part of your systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) instruction. It outlines where and why spelling generalisations fit within your SSP instruction and what these generalisations help students to understand about spelling choices.

• TLF-IDA003933

This work sample demonstrates evidence of student learning in relation to aspects of the achievement standards for Year 2 English. The primary purpose for the work sample is to demonstrate the standard, so the focus is on what is evident in the sample not how it was created. The sample is an authentic representation of ...

• TLF-IDA003057

This video provides an explanation of how to prepare students so they are ready to use decodable words and sentences to practise their phonics skills. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

• TLF-IDA003046

Literacy specialists Rebecca McEwan and Elaine Stanley present this question and answer session about using explicit instruction principles within your phonics lesson.

• TLF-IDA002766

This video provides a demonstration of a phonics lesson using explicit instruction principles. It is presented by literacy specialists Elaine Stanley and Rebecca McEwan.

• TLF-IDM025085

This unit of work focuses on developing student understanding of the importance of being track safe and the key message 'Stop, Look, Listen, Think'. It builds students' familiarity with the vocabulary and key concepts related to rail safety and provides differentiated activities for writers at different stages of development ...