Free Letters and Sounds Resources

Whether you are a parent or teacher, you can use these free resources to help support the DfES Letters and Sounds phonics programme. If you're new to Letters and Sounds and want to find out what it's all about, visit What is Letters and Sounds to find out more.

I aim to provide lots of free resources for parents and teachers who are following the Letters and Sounds programme. I've made a special effort to create themes which will engage all children. Looking around I have found resources on other sites which have lots of appeal for girls (flowers, butterflies etc.), but not so much aimed at boys' interests.

Because of this I have chosen as my first theme colourful trucks, which I hope will appeal to boys and girls. I know I struggled to get one little boy interested in reading until I came up with the idea of sticking words onto cars, lorries and trains...pretty soon he was hooked!

In addition to printable letter and word cards, I will also be adding printable games, plus teaching ideas, activities and links to Letters and Sounds games which you can use on computers or on as interactive whiteboard activities.

Recommended: the Synthetic Phonics Toolkit

For full details on the Letters and Sounds phonics teaching programme, visit the Standards Site's Letters and Sounds section. You can download or order a hard copy of the guidance for each phase. There are also some useful videos on using Letters and Sounds in the classroom, as well as a phoneme pronunciation guide.

Recommended: Free Phonics Programme

The tried and trusted Step by Step phonics programme by Mrs Mona McNee is now available online free of charge. It's straightforward, easy for parents and teachers to follow and suitable for all ages including adults: Phonics 4 Free.