How much does membership to the programme cost?
We offer 2 memberships, 1-year for £ 599 + VAT and 3-Year membership for £ 399 + VAT / per year
Is the training mandatory when school takes the membership?
Yes, in order to ensure high quality teaching and overall school fidelity to the programme, our training is mandatory on taking a subscription. Monster Phonics is committed to providing continuous, high-quality training, to all those leading or delivering phonics
What training packages are available to support my school using Monster Phonics?
There are 2 packages available.
Package 1 £349 + VAT* This provides full access for all staff to our comprehensive online training programme for the duration of your membership. If you have a 3-year membership, then your school will have access to the online training programme for this duration. Our training programme comprises of three levels.
Package 2 £2499 + VAT This includes all the benefits of package 1, plus 2-day face to face training. Full access for all staff to our comprehensive online training programme for the duration of your membership.
* For 1-Year Subscription only. For 3-Year Subscription, the Year 1 payment is £349, followed by two payments of £150 in Years 2 and 3.
Does your programme have matched decodable books?
Yes, our reading scheme is fully aligned to the National Curriculum, and also meet all Ofsted criteria. Easy and exciting to read for children, with read-along sections for parents of younger children that help bring the story to life. The Monster Phonics reading scheme consists of 130 books divided into stages: 5 stages in Reception, 5 stages in Year 1 and 2 stages in Year 2. Books can be purchased as a whole scheme, for a specific year group, or in individual stages; eBooks subscriptions are also available for the whole scheme of 130 eBooks, or for specific year groups or stages.
Is letter formation taught within the Monster Phonics programme?
Yes, letter formation of each letter is taught as part of the main phonics lesson in Reception. The introductory PowerPoint shows the children how to form the grapheme which is also modelled by the teacher; and the children then ‘air write’ the grapheme. Monster Phonics recommends three additional handwriting sessions take place each week, and additional handwriting activities for this can be found in the Quick Links section of the website. This includes Letter Formation PowerPoints and videos.