The Waves
The Fishing for Phonics programme is organised into blocks called WAVES.
The Fishing for Phonics programme is organised into blocks called WAVES.
The children progress through the 6 Waves from Reception to Year 2.
The children progress through the 6 Waves from Reception to Year 2.
Wave 5 and 6 include spelling and grammar rules in line with the National Curriculum.
Wave 5 and 6 include spelling and grammar rules in line with the National Curriculum.
In each wave the children are taught between 15 and 33 Grapheme Phoneme Correspondences
In each wave the children are taught to read and write a number of FISHY WORDS (a non decodable common exception word)
In each wave the children are taught to read and write a number of SEE and SAY words (fully decodable words that must be read with speed to support reading fluency)
In each wave the children are taught explicit reading skills and behaviours
In each wave the children learn mnemonic's to reinforce handwriting patterns
