The first key skill in phonics is to learn the letters and their ... ng, ai, ee, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi There are trigraphs too (three letters that make one sound): igh, ear, air, ure.

A t the end of year one, when they are five or six, all children at state schools in England must take a test called the phonics screening check.The check measures their ability to use synthetic ...