Communicating Phonics - The Communication Trust

Communicating PhonicsSection 4 > Different types of speech, language and communication needs > Children with phonological delay/disorderAn evidence resource to inform next steps• Most children whose speech, language and communicationneeds (SLCN) that are not resolved by 5.6 years havedifficulties with learning to read, 35 so early identification andintervention is essential• Phonological awareness is a vital foundation skill in learningto read and spell 36• Phonological awareness at 3.6 – 5.0 years is the bestpredictor of literacy achievement 37• Not all children with phonological difficulties will havedifficulty with literacy acquisition but many will, particularlythose with rhyme, alliteration and syllable segmentationdifficulties 38• Early phonological and metaphonological intervention canhelp with understanding and use of speech sounds and clearspeech, therefore supporting literacy acquisition 39• Children whose speech isn’t following typical patterns aremost at risk of long term literacy difficulties 40• Care must be taken not to focus just on speech sounds.Language is also needed to support both decoding and textcomprehension 41Additional resources and further supportPublications and resources:Dean, E., Howell, J., Hill, A., and Waters, D, (1990), Metaphonresource pack, Slough: NFER Nelson (Minimal pair therapy,Maximal pair therapy, phonological therapy – also usefulfor introducing the language to refer to sounds and soundfeatures)Black Sheep Press - publishes (as paper or CD) consonantworksheets, pairs in pictures and phonological awarenesssheets - www.blacksheeppress.co.uk/acatalog/Speech.htmlPassy, J, (2007) Cued Articulation and Cued Vowels, Ponteland:STASS Publications. Booklets, DVD, Cards and wall charts onhow to ‘see a sound’ - www.stasspublications.co.uk/index.php?cPath=22Hughes, S, and Ramsay, N, Bigmouth Sound Pack, Ponteland:STASS, A friendly character who shows children how toproduce sounds (articulograms) - www.stasspublications.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=77Jolly Phonics - http://jollylearning.co.ukOrganisations and websites:I CAN – www.ican.org.ukAfasic – www.afasic.org.uk35 Bishop, D.V.M. and Adams, 199036 Catts, H., 1989; Stackhouse, 200037 Hesketh, 200438 Holm et al, 200839 Bernhardt and Major, 200540 Bernhardt and Major, 200541 Denne et al, 200539