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Fun Reading With Phonics for parents, carers and new teacher (Udemy.com)

Give your child the head start they deserve - get them reading fast

4.5
197 reviews

Created by: Kathy Roots

Last updated August 2023

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What you will learn

  • You will learn 'why' using Synthetic Phonics is a valuable and worthwhile reading strategy.
  • You will learn to teach letter sounds and link those sounds to letter names using picture cues and actions.
  • If you have a child where English is a second language, using phonics early will help correct pronunciation of English sounds and words.
  • You will be able to help your child to decode words using techniques for segmenting and blending.
  • You'll be able to help you child identify 'sight words' (high frequency words) in context and isolation
  • You'll use simple monitoring tools to assess your child's progress
  • From the course materials you can create your own resource library

How it compares

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  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 42% of them
  • Reviews197#369 of 504 by number of reviews
  • Length1.3 hoursshorter than 84% of them
  • Last updatedAugust 2023more recently than 50% of them

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Course Description

Reading is an absolutely essential life skill that will enable future success, in school, college and later in work. This course is designed to help you understand the basics of using phonics as a key reading strategy. It provides an overall introduction to phonics and gives you tools to use that will help lay down a foundation for reading fluency.

In each section we discuss reasons for using phonics. You will find lots of very colourful resources (with a value of more than $70) that will give you hands-on practise. You can download directly from within the course itself and they are free for you to use.

Working through four critical stages

1. You will get used to using the sounds of the alphabet, rather than letter names.

2. You will help your child to match sounds to letters

3. As you progress you will learn how to sequence phonemes, and use resources such as picture cues, and some crazy, crazy actions (TPR) that your child will love to engage with.

4. You will explore and learn techniques to present the first 100 high frequency words (sight words), that are a bit 'tricky' because they can't be decoded.

5. You will move on to digraphs that can be a bit challenging. Here you'll understand the different types of digraphs and how to show your child so they can begin to read more complex words and texts.

Your lead instructor for the course, Brenda Martin is a literacy a specialist and primary/elementary school teacher with more than 35 years experience in the UK and overseas with many international children. Brenda simplifies the use of phonics for you the parent, and for teachers who are new to phonics. With a wide range of resources for you to download and use, work along with Brenda and quickly master the steps to teach your children to read in a way that is motivating and fun for both kids and adults alike.

Brenda's relaxed manner, clear knowledge and expertise makes this course a must for anyone who wants to provide early reading support to their children.

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Instructor Details

Kathy Roots

About Me

Hi there, I’m Kathy, a Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist and Professional Development Trainer specialising in stress management, resilience building, and mindfulness. Over the past 35+ years, I’ve supported individuals worldwide in transforming their lives, whether by managing career transitions, building confidence, or reducing stress.


Having worked across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, I’ve guided clients from university students to senior international professionals. Today, I’m passionate about helping individuals like you unlock your potential through practical, evidence-based tools.


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By Sinikohli on 4/5/2025

The phonics course offers a comprehensive approach to reading that is both engaging and effective. Clear materials and interactive lessons make learning enjoyable for students. Instructors are knowledgeable and supportive, fostering a positive learning environment. Overall, it's a fantastic resource for building strong foundational reading skills.

By Nishi Thakur on 7/15/2023

the learning material was well organized and methodical. Some revision exercises for teacher could be added. Thank You!! I could not download the resources.

By HariPrasad R on 4/2/2022

good course, nice resources. Would be more helpful if all the 44 phonemes posters is included for quick reference. Thank you

By Rosemary Arnold-Knights on 2/25/2022

Class teacher doing a review of phonics as I'm moving to a lower Year group - was good to have a reminder of the theory underpinning synthetic phonics.

By Caroline Kuscus on 10/25/2021

HAD a great time learning would like to see how the reading with children is practically done.AWESOME WORKSHOP. KEEP doing the great work.We will have all our children reading much better.

By Nitika Munjal on 3/13/2021

yes indeed it was a great match for me and I loved the way of assessing the child using different colours and doing it steadily.

By Sripriya on 1/15/2021

This course was helpful and the resourse materials provided gives an access to the entire course as a beginner.

By Sonya Coplu on 6/23/2020

It gave me a good insight into what I should be teaching very young learners and also gave me many ideas that I will change slightly to fit in with the curriculum I am using. Thank you.

By Ashwini Chandramouli on 6/8/2020

very nice presentation and helped me know clearly and i expect i can refer the course session when ever i get some confusion or for some clarity ....

By Suzana on 1/14/2019

Very well explained!Very useful for teachers who have young learners.I would definitely recommend it to all of my colleagues!

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