Phonics Screening Check

Progression

• My Year 1 children aren’t on track for the Phonics Screening Check. Do you have any tips?
• Do you need to do the Post-PSC assessment if children were on track with progression?
• My Year 1 children have passed the Phonics Screening Check. Should they now exit the programme?

Pronunciation

• What about accent or when children say sounds differently?

Alien Words

• When reading alien words, are the children allowed to use the sounds they have learned?

Guidance

• Where can I find guidance about the Phonics Screening Check?
• For Phase 5 Daily Keep-up would you plug the Phase 5 gaps from the whole year so far or the Phase 5 PSC gaps?

Parents

• Do you have anything I can share with families about the Phonics Screening Check?

Adaptations

• What other adaptations can you make to the PSC?
• Can children mark the sound buttons in the Phonics Screening Check?

Re-takes

• Where can I get advice about supporting Year 2 children with their Phonics Screening Check re-takes.