Phonics Screening Check Resources
What is the Phonics Screening Check?
The phonics screening check is a quick and easy check of your child's phonic knowledge. The check consists of a mix of 40 real words and 'non-words' or 'pseudo-words' (or nonsense/alien words). Your child will be asked to read one to one with a teacher. They will be told before the check that there will be non-words that he or she will not have seen before. The children will already be familiar with this through their phonics lessons. Non-words are important to include because words such as 'vap' or 'jound' are new to all children. Children cannot read the non-words by using their memory or vocabulary; they have to use their decoding skills. This is a fair way to assess their ability to decode.
Your child's phonic standard - whether they have met the expected standard or are working towards this - will be reported to you alongside your child's annual report.
Children who did not meet the expected standard in Year 1 will retake the check in Year 2.
Ways to Help at home.
Make learning sounds fun. Remember to read your childs choosing books daily and their weekly monster phonics book. These will help with their decoding skills. There are also lots of websites available to help your child with their phonics as well as downloading the Monster Phonics App.
Here are a few of the websites available to use.
Family Learning phonics games.
Phonics Bloom (subsciption required)
Phonics Play (subscription required)
Please find below some of the previous checks that you can download and practise with your child.
