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  • Year R

    Reception: Rocket Phonics

    Half-termly overview

    Autumn 1

    /s/ as in sun

    /a/ as in apple

    /t/ as in tap

    /i/ as in insect

    /p/ as in pan

    /n/ as in net

    /m/ as in mouse

    /d/ as in dog

    /g/ as in goat

    /o/ as in octopus

    /k/ as in cat

    /k/ as in kite

    I, the, go, to, no, into

    Autumn 2

    /k/ as in duck

    /e/ as in elephant

    /u/ as in umbrella

    /r/ as in rabbit

    /h/ as in hat

    /b/ as in bat

    /f/ as in frog and cliff

    /l/ as in ladder

    /l/ as in shell

    /s/ as in dress

    Double consonant letters

    Two syllable words

    I, the, go, to, no, into

    Spring 1

    /j/ as in jug

    /v/ as in van

    /w/ as in web

    /k+s/ as in fox

    /y/ as in yellow

    /z/ as in zebra and fizzy

    /z/ as in bugs

    /k+w/ as in queen

    Consolidation

    he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are

    Spring 2

    /ch/ as in chick

    /sh/ as in sheep

    /th/ as in thumb and feather short

    /n+g/ as in ring

    /ai/ as in train

    /ee/ as in bee

    /igh/ as in light

    /oa/ as in boat

    /oo/ as in book

    long /oo/ as in moon

    Consolidation

    he, she, we, me, be, was, my, you, her, they, all, are

    Summer 1

    /ar/ as in car

    /or/ as in fork

    /ur/ as in purse

    /ou/ as in owl

    /oi/ as in coin

    /eer/ as in ear

    /air/ as in chair

    /y+oor/ as in manure

    schwa /uh/ as in hammer Consolidation

    some, one, said, come, do, so, were, when, have, there, out, like, little, what

    Summer 2

    /w/ as in wheel

    /f/ as in dolphin

    /ai/ as in crayon

    /ai/ as in cake

    /ai/ as in acorn

    /ee/ as in scene

    /ee/ as in shield

    /ee/ as in peach

    Consolidation

    some, one, said, come, do, so, were, when, have, there, out, like, little, what