Phonic games Trugs standards site entry

Is this a resource or group of resources which can be paired with a full programme? Yes

Does this product:	Fully meet	Not meet
present high quality systematic phonic work, as defined by the Independent review of teaching of early reading and now encapsulated in the Primary Framework, as the prime approach to decoding print (see Note 1)	resource	x
enable children to start learning phonic knowledge and skills systematically by the age of five with the expectation that they will be fluent readers having secured word recognition skills by the end of key stage one (see Note 2)		x
Is this programme designed for the teaching of discrete, daily sessions progressing from simple to more complex phonic knowledge and skills and covering the major grapheme phoneme correspondences (see note 3)	√
enable children’s progress to be assessed (see note 4)	√
use a multi-sensory approach so that children learn variously from simultaneous visual, auditory and kinaesthetic activities which are designed to secure essential phonic knowledge and skills (see note 5)	√
demonstrate that phonemes should be blended, in order, from left to right, ‘all through the word’ for reading	√
demonstrate how words can be segmented into their constituent phonemes for spelling and that this is the reverse of blending phonemes to read words		x
ensure children apply phonic knowledge and skills as their first approach to reading and spelling even if a word is not completely phonically regular	√
ensure that children are taught high frequency words that do not conform completely to grapheme/phoneme correspondence rule	√
ensure that, as early as possible, children have opportunities to read texts (and spell words) that are within the reach of their phonic knowledge and skills even though every single word in the text may not be entirely decodable by the children unaided	√

trugs

teach reading using games

trugs is a highly structured phonic reading resource to support pupils who are learning to read.

There are four different styles of card games at each of the structured and progressive phonic reading stages.

There is an explanation about the teaching of the specific phonic sounds within the Instruction Booklet. There is also a clue card containing a shortened explanation for the pupil to have alongside them to help recall.

There are also assessment booklets to monitor an individual’s progress and ensure that text is read and encouraged.

trugs introduces important irregular high frequency words, but keeps the card games free from rogue words, allowing the reading skills of an individual to develop and become successful.

Playing the card games means that reinforcement and consolidation of each phonic reading stage are not only fun but are also internalised by the individual so that the complex decoding of reading becomes a manageable and enjoyable exercise.

The structure of trugs is such that it can be used alongside other phonic programmes, giving breadth and extra materials in order to support an individual.

trugs uses text only to ensure reading mastery rather than using picture clues and the card games ensure that the reading experience is enjoyable as well as successful.

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Each of the 3 Boxes provides:

20 sets of card games (5 reading stages with 4 different styles of card games)

1 Reading Booklet (master booklet for pupil – extra copies available)

1 Monitoring Booklet (individual pupil’s record booklet – extra copies available)

1 Instruction Booklet

Box 1 (Stages 1-5) progresses from words like ‘cat’ to words like ‘target’. (out now)

Box 2 Stages (6-10) progresses from words like ‘brain’ to words like ‘fantastic’. (available soon)

Box 3 Stages (11-15) progresses from words like ‘success’ to words like ‘celebration’. (available soon)

The card games are highly structured and progressive, resulting in learning to read whilst having fun. Decoding becomes a manageable and understandable task that leads to the fluent reading of text.