Phonics at Salesbury

Supporting Early Reading and Phonics with Monster Phonics

At Salesbury School we are committed to providing a high-quality phonics programme to help every child learn to read. That’s why we’ve chosen Monster Phonics—a systematic synthetic phonics programme that’s engaging, accessible, and effective for all learners in our early years and Key Stage 1 classes.

We provide fully decodable books that match your child’s phonics level, supporting confidence and skill at the right stage:

· Phonics-Aligned Texts: Books are carefully matched to your child’s current knowledge, making reading more successful and fluent.

· Decodable Texts Only: By focusing on decoding rather than guessing from context or pictures, children build stronger reading foundations.

The fully decodable Monster Phonics books follow the programme's progression, enabling children to develop their reading skills in a logical, supportive sequence until they can decode confidently and independently.

How to Help at Home

A Parent's Guide to Monster Phonics can be found here. You will find practical tips on how you can reinforce phonics skills at home. Parents learn strategies for reading with their children, practising phonics sounds, and encouraging spelling through fun, everyday activities: https://ebooks.monsterphonics.com/parents-webinar/

https://monsterphonics.com/phonics-support-for-parents/

Phonics For Parents | Free Videos & Resources

Supporting your child with phonics

Monster Phonics is an enhanced systematic synthetic phonics scheme. Monster Phonics teaches children in a structured way but provides multi-sensory support to make learning engaging, interactive and memorable. It uses colour coding and monster sound cues to support learning when children encounter long vowels, silent letters, and tricky letters. As the children move through the scheme, the colour coding is phased out to allow the children to read independently. Each monsters represents a sound which allows the Monster Phonics approach to be brought to life and keeps the lessons engaging.

Come and meet the monsters...

Here are some useful resources to support your child at home.

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check