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Pronunciation Guide

You will find a useful phonics audio guide to all these sounds in this Sound Pronunciation Guide video. It is really important to say the sounds clearly to help your child learn them. For example - we say ‘mmmm’ not ‘muh’ and ‘lllll’ not ‘luh’ when teaching the sounds. This really helps children when they learn to blend sounds together to read words.

What is Fred Talk?

Our teachers will introduce your child to a toy frog called Fred once he or she is ready to start reading words. Fred can only say the sounds in a word and needs your child to help him read the word. Fred will say the sounds and children will work out the word. For example, Fred will say the sounds c–a–t, and children will say the word cat. This is Fred Talk: sounding out the word.

Watch the Read Write Inc. Phonics parent tutorials to learn all about how to support your child as they learn, with detailed ideas and advice on pronouncing pure sounds, blending and digraphs.