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Your Enchanted Adventure

Welcome to Supersonic Phonic Friends created by Phonics’ and Early Reading expert Anna Lucas and illustrated by artist, Fiona Cameron. Supersonic Phonic Friends is a fully systematic synthetic phonic approach. Our scheme includes the Firm Foundations in Phonics, The Basics, The Higher Levels ~ Choose to Use Spellings and Switch it Spell Sounds, as well as Key Stage 1 spelling rules. Our scheme ensures children develop passion for reading and the confidence to independently apply each skill when reading and writing. They will be highly motivated to ‘read with speed’ and ‘write with all their might!’

Why Supersonic Phonic Friends?

  • Supersonic Phonic Friends is designed and developed by Anna Lucas, a children’s author, a literacy specialist, Phonics’ expert and EYFS advisor. She is supported by team of highly experienced passionate teachers and trainers with first-hand experience of implementing the scheme.
  • Child friendly characters and illustrations underpin our whole scheme. They are easy to remember with accompanying rhyming phrases that are consistently repeated in every lesson.
  • Our scheme is committed to supporting child-led learning and the idea ‘play is the way’ in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
  • Every lesson is fun and engaging. The lessons are enriched with movement, a fundamental pre-writing skill and maximising learning connections.
  • Accessible planning can be delivered in a range of contexts and a variety of mediums.
  • We provide our users with a substantive bank of resources without extra charge.
  • Our team provides In -house and on -line for all staff; including teachers, teaching partners and senior leadership teams
  • Supersonic Phonic Friends provides an expert “one day” book sort service to organise your decodable reading books to ensure they match your progression. (NB: This service is not just for Supersonic Phonic Friends’ users)

 

The Benefits

Absolute Consistency

Absolute Consistency

Supersonic Phonic Friends will ensure absolute consistency across the teaching of Phonic stages across EYFS and KS1.

Active Engagement

Active Engagement

Our lessons are taught with rhythm and pace, promoting active engagement, making every minute count. Our mnemonics and actions promote physical participation and fun.

New Life & Joy

New Life & Joy

Supersonic Phonic Friends will inject new life into Phonics. We promise you stimulating, enchanting  and brain-friendly Phonics made simple, yet highly effective.

Phonics at Home

Phonics at Home

We highly value partnership with parents. Supersonic Phonic Friends includes parent workshops, guidance and parent newsletters for all phases.

Reduced Workload

Reduced Workload

Supersonic Phonic Friends have hundreds of ‘First Class Teaching’ lessons and accompanying resources from Form Foundations to Key stage 1 spelling rules at the click of a button.

Sufficient Expertise

Sufficient Expertise

Supersonic Phonic Friends provides an exceptionally high standard of training to ensure upskilled staff and continuous development of expertise in the teaching of Phonics.

Supersonic Phonic Bursts

Supersonic Phonic Bursts

We are a fully inclusive scheme. Children will have daily access to the Supersonic Phonic Six for pre teach, post teach and microphonic bursts to meet their individual needs.

The Characters

The Characters

Each character is equipped with special skills to support children with their phonic progress and application into reading and writing.

Our Approach

Supersonic Phonic Friends is a comprehensive, unique and versatile scheme that can be adapted to meet the needs of your school. It can be delivered through the use of technology, hard-copy resources and through play in continuous provision.

Summerseat Primary School

Summerseat Primary School have been using Supersonic Phonic Friends for over two years. Listen to how this school have implemented our programme and the positive impact it has had on teaching, engagement, progress and reading at home.

 

Your Enchanted Adventure

The Higher Levels of Phonics - Switch it Spell Sounds

The Higher Levels of Phonics - Switch it Spell Sounds

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The Higher Levels of Phonics – Switch it Spell Sounds teaches children the concept that there are more than one spelling for a sound that they can hear in a word. With the help of Choose to Use Suze, they will find out all about ‘sounds the same but looks different’ and cool and not so cool choose to use spelling rules for up to 85 spellings for the 44 sounds of the English Language. With the help of Switch it Mitch, they will also find out all about ‘ looks the same, sounds different’ and switch it spelling sounds where one spelling can make up to 2 different sounds in words. Children will learn their tricky words with Tess and read nonsense words with Nan.

The Higher Levels of Phonics - Choose to Use Spellings

The Higher Levels of Phonics - Choose to Use Spellings

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The Higher Levels of Phonics – Choose to Use Spellings teaches children the concept that there are more than one spelling for a sound that they can hear in a word. With the help of Choose to Use Suze, they will find out all about ‘sounds the same but looks different’ and cool and not so cool choose to use spelling rules for up to 85 spellings for the 44 sounds of the English Language. With the help of Switch it Mitch, they will also find out all about ‘ looks the same, sounds different’ and switch it spelling sounds where one spelling can make up to 2 different sounds in words. Children will learn their tricky words with Tess and read nonsense words with Nan.

The Basics 4

The Basics 4

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The Basics 4 teaches children to be able to hear more than 3 sounds in a word. They will continue to embed their mastery of The Basics 1 and 2 spellings for sounds in words and progress to 4, 5 and 6 sounds in a word. They will be supported by Magic Mack and Jazzy Jack who will help them hear the tricky adjacent consonants that are challenging to hear in words of more than 3 sounds. Children will learn their tricky words with Tess and read nonsense words with Nan.

The Basics 3

The Basics 3

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The Basics 3 teaches children the spellings for the further 26 of the 44 sounds of the English language. Children will use their auditory processing and memory skills from Firm Foundations in Phonics 1 and their Basics 2 skills to continue to recognise the spellings for the sound with Sam, segment and build with Seb and Bill, read and blend with Rex and Ben and write with Ron. They will continue to learn the early concepts of Choose to Use with Suze for some further multiple spellings for sounds and an introduction to Switch it with Mitch for alternative pronunciations of spellings for sounds. Children will learn their tricky words with Tess and read nonsense words with Nan.

The Basics 2

The Basics 2

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The Basics 2 teaches children at least one spelling for 18 of the 44 sounds of the English language. Children will use their auditory processing and memory skills from Firm Foundations in Phonics 1 to start to recognise the spellings for the sound with Sam, segment and build with Seb and Bill, read and blend with Rex and Ben and write with Ron. They will learn the early concepts of Choose to Use with Suze for a handful of multiple spellings for sounds.

At the end of The Basics 2,  children will be able to hear up to 3 sounds in words, recognise spellings and read and write simple CVC words with the 18 spellings for sounds. They will be able to read decodeable texts with The Basics 2 spellings and make phonetically plausible attempts in their emerging stages of spelling in their writing journey.

Firm Foundations in Phonics 1

Firm Foundations in Phonics 1

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Firm Foundations in Phonics offers experience, exposure and enjoyment of sound awareness. This phase is purely about securing a strong sound processing system which is critical to enjoyment and success in children’s later reading and writing skills. It must be noted that there are no flashcards required or allowed in this phase, it is solely about sound through the use of objects and pictures.

In the initial stages. there are daily activities for children to develop their auditory processing and memory skills and tune into sounds in the environment, instruments and body percussion.   In the later stages there are daily activities for children to develop their skills in rhythm and rhyme, alliteration and oral blending and segmenting.

Curly Cal & his Handwriting Pals

Curly Cal & his Handwriting Pals

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Includes…

  • Child Friendly & Brain Centred
  • Multi sensory, Fun & Engaging
  • Beautifully Illustrated
  • Meets DFE Core Criteria
  • 3 Engaging Characters
  • Pre Handwriting Skills
  • 4 Handwriting Families
  • Non Cursive and Lead in Cursive
  • Upper and Lower Case
  • Clear start and finish point
  • Alliterative Illustrations & Directional instructions
  • Handbook
  • Posters
  • Lesson Plans
  • Animated Teaching PPTS
  • Enhancements and Challenges
  • Fun Games and Activities
  • Parent Newsletters
  • Practise Work Books Formation
  • Word Writing Practise Phase 2 – 5
  • Pre recorded Training Webinar

Hall of Fame

 

 

Cheeky Sneaky Sid

Cheeky Sneaky Sid

Sid is funny, cute and sneaky… not to mention a little bit cheeky!

Jazzy Jack and Magic Mack

Jazzy Jack and Magic Mack

Jack and Mack help us to hear more than 3 sounds in a word, they bring the sound to life so it can be heard.

Listening Len and See it Sam

Listening Len and See it Sam

Listening Len helps us hear the sounds in the words that we speak and See it Sam helps us see and remember the spellings each and every week.

Seb, Bill and Ben

Seb, Bill and Ben

Meet the three musketeers, Segmenting Seb, Building Bill and Blending Ben, who help you pick up a book and a pen!

The twins – Rex and Ron

The twins – Rex and Ron

Introducing our twins Reading Rex and Writing Ron who are so bright. These guys help us to read and write!

Suze and Mitch

Suze and Mitch

Choose to use Suze and switch it to Mitch are so very cool, they help us switch the spell sound and the choose to use rule!

Tricky Tess and Nonsense Nan

Tricky Tess and Nonsense Nan

Let us introduce you to Nan and Tess, they help us read those silly words which make no sense and make reading the tricky words fun and immense!

Example Handwriting

(* Cursive*  &  ** Non Cursive**)
Handwriting planning

Handwriting planning

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Handwriting resources

Handwriting resources

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*Handwriting practice book*

*Handwriting practice book*

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**Handwriting practice book**

**Handwriting practice book**

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