Phonics Tutor
From blending basics to confident reader
Understanding Phonics in Early Childhood Education
When children start school they will be introduced to a wide range of learning experiences. One of these is phonics. Children will be taught a range of phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (the letter/s that represents the phoneme). Phonics underpin children’s early reading experiences and enable them to make good progress. Teaching needs to be consistent and rigorous with constant revision to embed phonics into their reading skills. Phonics are particularly important in the early stages of reading as children need strategies beyond word recognition to decode texts (e.g. c-a-t which reads as cat).
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Phonics underpins early reading by teaching children how sounds (phonemes) map to letters or letter-groups (graphemes) and helps them decode new words. It also supports early writing through segmenting words and spelling strategies.
Parents play a crucial role in supporting their child’s phonics. We suggest they should stay aware of their child’s phonics, reading and writing progress, listen to their child read and read to their child.
Our bespoke phonics tutoring can be delivered in person or online. The best format can be discussed in your initial consultation.
The pace depends on the child’s current level, consistency of practice, and parental reinforcement at home. For the best results, outside of lessons with a phonics tutor, your child should do regular revision and application of phonics in reading and writing.
Our phonics tutoring is designed for children in Key Stage 1 (approximately ages 4–7-year-olds) who are working on phonics, early reading and writing.
How our Phonics tutoring works
Book Consultation
A conversation to understand your child’s needs, goals and learning style.
Tutor Matching
We recommend a carefully selected tutor with the right expertise and approach.
First Session
Building rapport and setting a clear plan of action.
Ongoing Support
Regular check ins and progress updates for parents.
The process of booking in sessions, getting familiar with the online system was all incredibly well managed.
The tutor worked so efficiently and was able to quickly pick up on the areas of focus and get straight to work in a fun and enjoyable way that my daughter could engage in.
She was able to support my daughter with her phonics for example clever tricks to remember certain phonemes and also build confidence with numbers. By the end of the week, it was clear to see the huge amount of progress made within a short space of time. It was a positive, confidence building experience for my daughter and I will definitely be using Dukes Tutoring again. Thank you!
Chloe
GB
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