In Reception, the children will start ‘Phase 4’ phonics in the Summer Term.

During this phase, children will continue to apply their knowledge of phase 2 and 3 sounds. They will also learn a new set of 'tricky' words'.

Digraph - A grapheme using two letters to represent one phoneme. With children, we frequently reinforce it with the mantra ‘two letters, one sound’. At the appropriate stage, it is useful for children to learn to use the term and to understand what it means.

Trigraph - A grapheme using three letters to represent one phoneme. With children, we frequently reinforce it with the mantra ‘three letters, one sound’. At the appropriate stage, it is useful for children to learn to use the term and to understand what it means.