What you should be able to do
- Develop secure grapheme–phoneme correspondence with increasing independence.
- Develop increasingly independent decoding with increasing independence.
- Develop applied word building with increasing independence.
- Develop confident automatic recognition with increasing independence.
- Apply Phonics skills through deep guided study appropriate to ages 4–6.
- Reflect on progress, explain strategies used and identify a clear next step.
Course journey
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
Learn, practise, apply and reflect through activities adapted to ages 4–6.
How learning is evidenced
Practice evidence
Short activities, reading responses, writing tasks, discussion or applied practice depending on the pathway.
Completion task
A final age- and level-appropriate task demonstrating the key course outcomes. Successful completion can generate an RCI certificate of completion; it is not presented as a regulated qualification.
Who this pathway is for
This pathway is designed for Early Years learners (ages 4–6) who want to develop grapheme–phoneme correspondence, decoding, word building, automatic recognition at Developing level.
Progression
After completion, learners can move into a higher-level pathway within Phonics, apply the skill in another literacy domain, join a Reading Ambassador pathway, or continue through the Reading Passport and Literacy App.