Read with an adult. Take your time. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.
1 Let's look together
Some words have a spelling part that may surprise us. Your adult helps you read that part. We still look at the sounds and letters we know.
Read the word in a little sentence. Read it again tomorrow so it becomes familiar.
thesaidwasyouof
Look, point and talk with your adult.
2 Watch how I do it
My adult reads said. I know s and d. We look closely at ai because it is not the rain sound here. I read 'Sam said yes.'
3 Your turn
Find said in this sentence: Dad said no.
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Let's check together
Said is the middle word. Read it with your adult, then read the sentence again.
4 Try it away from the page
Practise two common exception words at a time from your school's list. Read, cover, write and check them.
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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage
Use the school's taught exception-word order. These five are a starter selection, not the whole statutory example list. Do not teach guessing from word shape.
Read instructions aloud. Word-reading practice must match the child's taught sounds. The phonics pages support, but do not replace, the school's systematic synthetic phonics programme. Shared stories are adult-read unless the child can decode them. Re-read and practise daily.
Read common exception words, noticing unusual spellings.
Spell common exception words and the days of the week.