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Literacy Resources | Free Early Learning Resources for Teachers

We have many quality resources to promote language, literacy and communication skills, all of which are completely free to download. These include several alphabet designs, letter formation sheets and many resources for the DFES Letters and Sounds phonics programme.

Alphabet

A collection of innovative printable alphabet cards

Letters & Sounds Phase 1

A collection of printable resources relating to phase 1 of the DFES Letters and Sounds programme. Resources include: phase 1 voice sounds, phoneme fans, varying syllable picture cards and words with 2 or 3 phonemes.

Letter Formation

A collection of printable writing resources designed to help children with letter formation.

Letters & Sounds Phase 2

A collection of printable resources relating to phase 2 of the DFES Letters and Sounds programme. Resources include: phase 2 “what’s in the box” cards, Bingo cards, Domino cards, High-Frequency Words, Phoneme cards, Phoneme fans and a Phoneme Mat.

Letters & Sounds Phase 3

A collection of printable resources relating to phase 2 of the DFES Letters and Sounds programme. Resources include: Phase 3 “what’s in the box” cards, Bingo cards, Dominos cards, High-Frequency Words, Phoneme cards, Phoneme fans and a Phoneme Mat.

Letters & Sounds Phase 4

A collection of printable resources relating to phase 2 of the DFES Letters and Sounds programme. Resources include: Phase 4 “what’s in the box” cards, Bingo cards, High-Frequency Words, Phoneme fans.

Letters & Sounds Phase 5

A collection of printable resources relating to phase 5 of the DFES Letters and Sounds programme. Resources include: Domino cards, High-Frequency Words, Phoneme cards, Phoneme fans and a Phoneme Mat.

Themed Notepaper & Cards

A collection of decorative notepaper on a variety of popular early years themes, ideal for your mark making areas.

High-Frequency Words

A collection of colourful printable resources designed to familiarise children with certain high frequency words as set out in the DFES Letters and Sounds phonics teaching programme.

Synthetic Phonics

A collection of resources to assist with the teaching of synthetic phonics, many of which can be used to supplement the Jolly Phonics programme.

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