L is for sheep : getting ready for phonics

Everyone agrees that an understanding of phonics is essential to cracking the code for reading.

There is less agreement, however, about how, when and where phonics should be taught. "L is for Sheep: Getting Ready for Phonics" is an important contribution to the phonics debate.

Section 1 discusses early language development. Section 2 focuses on the current phonics debate in light of "The Independent Review of the Teaching of Early Reading" (The Rose Report).

Section 3 provides activities to support multi-sensory learning environments for the teaching of phonological development in the Foundation Stage and early Key Stage 1.