Essential Letters and Sounds Phonics Flashcards are easy to use and ideal for quick and fun phonics practice at home. There are 55 cards, each with a sound on one side and an illustration on the other side to put the sound in context. Mnemonics also help children’s understanding, consolidate learning, and support vocabulary development. Tips for parents and carers help you get the most out of the cards and there are phonics games to make practice fun. With friendly, stylish, and inclusive illustrations, the flashcards provide an enjoyable way to build your child’s reading confidence. Pack 1 covers Letters and Sounds Phase 2-3 sounds that children learn during the first half of Reception/P1. Look out for Pack 2 and Pack 3 for more support as your child progresses in phonics. Essential Letters and Sounds is a phonics programme aligned to Letters and Sounds, designed to get all children to read well, quickly, published by Oxford University Press. Expertly developed by teachers from Knowledge Schools Trust, it is fully validated by the Department for Education. These cards can be used whether your child’s school follows Essential Letters and Sounds or any other phonics programme aligned to Letters and Sounds.