Learn and practise the zz sound! Help the wizards to make zz words and sentences in this fun Phonics guide from BBC Bitesize.

‘breaks words down into their individual sounds’. So we can guess that ‘phonics’ is ‘a method used by teachers that breaks words down into their individual sounds’.

Many educators now accept the overwhelming evidence behind phonics instruction. But they often don’t realize that by simultaneously teaching children to guess at words, they may be doing damage ...

Phonics should be taught properly, setting children up for success instead of failure. Words are not puzzles to be solved. Words are written communication.