Time for Phonics is a DfE-validated, time-saving, activity-based phonics programme. With proven results, our active phonics lessons engage children with learning, helping them make rapid progress in reading.
There’s no complicated training, mantras or characters to learn – you can get started straight away.
Available as part of an Espresso subscription, provides complete, ready-to-use lessons and activities to support your school’s teaching of phonics.
Covering Phases 1–5, and aligned to , it’s designed to build all learners’ confidence in blending, segmenting, decoding and spelling, building strong foundational literacy skills.
With everything you need (and more!), is an affordable and effective learning solution that’s easy to pick-up-and-go, saving teachers invaluable planning and preparation time.
Time for Phonics is closely aligned with the Letters and Sounds framework, using the same familiar language. Daily sessions follow a set routine of review, teach, practise and apply to provide a cohesive structure.
Our decodable texts can be used alongside or during daily lessons and are available at the bottom of the appropriate lesson page. Embedded into the corresponding studio lessons, the texts are also designed to be read by children individually, either at home or in school as printable books.
The lesson plans have been specifically designed to be simple, and “pick up and go”, without too much preparation. Lessons can either be accessed online via the website, or downloaded as a weekly plan.
“Only 70% of last year’s cohort passed the phonics screening check. Those children are now in Year 2 and since using Time for Phonics, all have passed the screening check. In the current Year 1 cohort, 88% of children passed, with the children that didn’t pass having significant additional needs or only recently having joined the school. That is an 18% uplift in just one year of using Time for Phonics!”
With specifically designed practice resources and motivating phonics games, Time for Phonics is the ideal resource to make sure your class is ready for the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check.
We have two structured intervention programmes: one for EYFS/KS1 and another for KS2 children who require additional support. The programmes consist of clear, targeted sessions that can be delivered as 1:1 sessions or in small groups for pupils working at a similar level.
Find daily online lesson plans and all the downloadable resources you need for each week with handy weekly overviews. Some resources can be re-used week after week, so there’s no need to re-print each time.
Phases 2–5 contain helpful, ready-to-use presentations that guide you through each lesson and can be great for those days when you feel that the children need something a bit more structured.
