Phonics

Monster Phonics is a highly engaging, structured, synthetic phonics programme. It facilitates learning by using monsters to group graphemes for recall and act as an easy and fun memory cue for children. It also uses colour-coding to highlight the grapheme when teaching a new grapheme. Once taught and secure, the colour is removed.

Monster Phonics matches the Reception EYFS framework and KS1 Spelling Curriculum. It progresses from simple to more complex phonic knowledge and skills, building on prior knowledge. The main principles of systematic synthetic phonics teaching are followed, allowing children to become confident and successful readers, spellers, and writers from a very early stage in their school life.

Each monster has a backstory, and these are used in all areas of the phonics programme. Ten monsters and corresponding colours represent the areas of phonics that present the biggest obstacles to learning. Each of these are outlined below:

Meet the Monsters

 Helpful Information

 Phonic Graphemes

• 1 Angry Red A Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 2 Green Froggy Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 3 Yellow I Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 4 Miss Oh No Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 5 U-Hoo Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 6 Cool Blue Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 7 Brown Owl Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 8 Silent Ghost Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 9 Tricky Witch Graphemes download_for_offline
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• 10 Black Cat Graphemes download_for_offline
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 Year Group Progression Maps

• Reception Progression Map
• Year 1 Progression Map
• Year 2 Progression Map

Helpful Videos

 Speech Sounds and Letter Formation from MonsterPhonics on Vimeo.

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Monster Phonics Actions from MonsterPhonics on Vimeo.