Jolly Phonics is a fun and child centred approach to teaching literacy through synthetic phonics. With actions for each of the 42 letter sounds, the multi-sensory method is very motivating for children and teachers, who can see their students achieve. The letter sounds are split into seven groups as shown below.

 

The five skills that we can teach through the method:

 

1. Learning the letter sounds

2. Learning letter formation

3. Blending

4. Identifying the sounds in words (Segmenting)

5. Tricky words