Jolly Phonics Teacher's Guide

In Step 2, children strengthen their reading and writing through structured weekly units. This stage consolidates skills from Step 1 while introducing alternative spellings for vowel sounds, more tricky words and capital letter formation. Pupils also begin working with the alphabet in colour-coded sections and are supported to write model sentences, moving towards greater fluency and independence.

• Alternative vowel spellings and introduction of spelling rules

• Handwriting practice including capital letters and joined writing

• Extension of tricky word knowledge

• Model sentence writing and early free writing

• Use of decodable readers to build confidence and fluency