Phonics rationale
This is a guidance document for teachers, summarising the key messages from research supporting explicit teaching of symbol-sound correspondences (SSC) in foreign language teaching.
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Language being learnt
Type / purpose of resource
Material for teachers
Pedagogical focus
Phonics - Applying sound-symbol combination knowledge
Phonics - Awareness raising about sound-symbol systems
Phonics - Consolidating sound-symbol combination knowledge
Phonics - Introducing new sound-symbol combinations
Phonics - Isolated sound-symbol combinations
Phonics - Other
Phonics - Sound-symbol combinations in sentences/discourse
Phonics - Sound-symbol combinations in words
Phonics - Awareness raising about sound-symbol systems
Phonics - Consolidating sound-symbol combination knowledge
Phonics - Introducing new sound-symbol combinations
Phonics - Isolated sound-symbol combinations
Phonics - Other
Phonics - Sound-symbol combinations in sentences/discourse
Phonics - Sound-symbol combinations in words
Target age range
Hours of prior instruction
0-50 hours
| Key stage | Year | Ages | Hours of instruction (based on 40 weeks in a year) | Total hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7-8 | 40 | ||
| 4 | 8-9 | 40 | ||
| 5 | 9-10 | 40 | ||
| 6 | 10-11 | 40 | ||
| KS2 | 160 | |||
| 7 | 11-12 | 80 | ||
| 8 | 12-13 | 80 | ||
| 9 | 13-14 | 80 | ||
| KS3 | 400 | |||
| 10 | 14-15 | 120 | ||
| 11 | 15-16 | 120 | ||
| KS4 | 640 | |||
| 12 | 16-17 | 200 | ||
| 13 | 17-18 | 200 | ||
| A-levels | 1040 |
OASIS summaries
These one-page summaries provide information about some of the research that informed the creation of this resource:
