Written by leading synthetic phonics expert, Debbie Hepplewhite
Phonics International (PI) is a highly-organised, systematic and yet flexible online synthetic phonics programme (program). Designed for all ages and needs and suitable for anyone who wants to learn to read and spell. Furthermore, PI is perfect for schools, tutoring and homeschooling. Teachers, teaching assistants, tutors, learners and learners' parents will all find the resources very supportive and effective. Student-teachers and teacher-trainers will also find great benefit from using our phonics programme for training purposes.
Debbie's approach is 'Two-pronged systematic and incidental phonics teaching and learning'[Click HERE]. This is supported by the ever-present, overview Alphabetic Code Chart to show the spelling system in a 'tangible' format. Debbie has designed many versions of free printable Alphabetic Code Charts [Click HERE] and we also provide ready-made mini (tabletop) and giant (classroom display) versions if required [Click HERE].
PI resources are exciting, colourful, informative and enjoyable for teachers and learners to use. The resources are based on research and leading-edge practice. This is not a ‘pink and fluffy’ phonics programme! PI has a massive bank of unique and printable ‘rolling programme’ teaching and learning resources.
These resources can be printed out to hard copy, viewed online by individuals or projected onto white screens for group or classroom work.
So how much does this all cost? Well, as of January 2021, we have made the full Phonics International programme completely FREE for everyone! This includes free access to our 'Early Years Starter Package' which, in effect, is a 'programme within a programme' - the resources can be used as a stand-alone body of work or to complement the full Phonics International programme.
To read feedback about the effectiveness of Debbie's programmes from people in various contexts in different countries, click HERE to see our REVIEW/LITERACY BLOG.
DfE-validated 'No Nonsense Phonics' programme
This 'pick up and go' hard copy programme developed by Debbie from the 'core and essential' resources of the Phonics International programme also embraces Debbie's 'two-pronged systematic and incidental phonics teaching and learning' principles. The programme is proving to be highly effective as it is so very supportive of both teaching and learning practices. The children's own Pupil Books provide plenty of the right kind of practice for learners!
The back story: In 2017, Raintree Ltd published some of Debbie's well-designed content as a 'pick-up-and-go' series of 9 hard copy Pupil Books and 9 parallel Teacher Books entitled 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills'. The 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills Starter Kit' includes a USB stick with additional resources such as class visual aids, entry assessment material and further guidance.
This 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills' series was well-received for its immediate effectiveness and ease of use by teachers, teaching assistants and pupils alike. It is designed to routinely inform 'home' providing both the informative printed phonics content and showing the children's progress. As the series includes content-rich and cumulative code, words and decodable texts, it is fully suitable for mainstream provision for infants and primary-aged children and also for targeted support and intervention for special needs.
The Department for Education in England has 'validated' 'No Nonsense Phonics' as a full 'systematic synthetic phonics' programme in its own right.
The rationale for programme and resource design of 'No Nonsense Phonics' shown on the video below is also relevant to the 'Phonics International' programme - see in particular the classroom practice at 5+ minutes which shows a Year One class trialling some of Debbie's resources. So whether using the 'Phonics International' programme's resources and/or the 'No Nonsense Phonics' programme's resources, this video is relevant and informative.
The full range of hard copy resources published by Phonics International Ltd - including a new series of vocabulary-rich, cumulative, decodable 'Phonics Reading Books' which can be used with either phonics programme or to supplement the stock of phonics reading books of schools using other phonics programmes - can be seen at a glance, HERE.
For detailed information about the 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills' series to enable transparent review, plus free training PowerPoints (one with Debbie's voice over), click HERE.
Example of most of 'No Nonsense Phonics Skills' Teacher Book 2 which includes Pupil Book 2 - the answers and further guidance: Click HERE
How to set up and use your core and essential Phonics International resources:
For those who want to dive straight into the 'nuts and bolts' of how to set up and use the Phonics International programme and resources for transparent evaluation, click the 'Big Pink Button' below!