Phase 4 phonics teaches children to blend and segment longer words with adjacent consonants.
By the time children start phase 4, they will be able to represent each of 42 phonemes with a grapheme. They will also be able to read and spell CVC words, including simple two-syllable words and captions. They will know all letter names and be able to read and spell some tricky words.
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What is taught?
1. This stage consolidates knowledge of learned graphemes by reading and spelling words containing adjacent consonants and polysyllabic words.
2. Learning to read more tricky words and also begin to learn to spell some of these words: so, do, out, like, have, when, some, come, what, said, were
Monster Phonics makes learning high-frequency ‘tricky’ words at the stage easier. Download the Monster Phonics Phase 4 Tricky Words Tabletop Chart and Flashcards.
Phase 4 planning and resources are found in the Reception section of the Monster Phonics Resources area.
Browse the phased phonics teaching structure for schools.
- Phase 1 Phonics
- Phase 2 Phonics
- Phase 3 Phonics
- Phase 4 Phonics
- Phase 5 Phonics
- Phase 6 Phonics