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What is Phonics?
Explore how speech sounds connect to letters and spelling patterns, building a foundation for explaining how English words work.
Teachers & Tutors
Online phonics training for teachers and tutors
Develop your phonics knowledge and teach spelling with confidence. The Teacher Phonics Toolkit provides self-paced online professional learning for teachers, tutors and parents, covering English sounds, spelling patterns and pronunciation with practical guidance for supporting learners.
Explore the Teacher Phonics Toolkit
AUD 195.00
per teacher
What will I learn?
What you will learn in the Teacher Phonics Toolkit
Explore four modules covering phonics foundations, teaching methods, sound groups and pronunciation. Build knowledge you can use in classroom teaching, tutoring or learning at home.
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How to Teach Phonics
Learn how to explain sound–spelling relationships and apply phonics knowledge when teaching spelling to individual learners or a class.
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42 Sound Groups & Sound Dictionary
Explore the Toolkit's 42 sound groups and use the Sound Dictionary to find examples of how English sounds connect to different spellings.
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Pronunciation
Develop awareness of English pronunciation and its relationship to spelling, with knowledge you can use when supporting English as an additional or second language (EAL/ESL) learners.
Professional value
Phonics knowledge and resources for teaching spelling
Use phonics teaching strategies and reference resources to explain spelling patterns, recognise areas of difficulty and support different learners.
A structured understanding of English phonics
Knowledge of the 42 sound groups and the International Phonetic Alphabet
A practical Sound Dictionary reference
Strategies for teaching spelling
Greater confidence supporting learners who struggle with spelling
Pronunciation knowledge relevant to ESL and EAL learners
Diagnostic methods for students who have completed standard phonics training but still experience spelling difficulties
See how it works
See How the Teacher Phonics Toolkit Works
Watch this introduction to understand the Toolkit, its content and how it can support your teaching.
Teacher Phonics Toolkit Overview
Discover how the Toolkit develops practical phonics, spelling and pronunciation knowledge that you can apply when supporting learners.
Online
Self-paced
Structured professional development
Jenny Lamond Method (OAM)
45+ years of experience
45+ years of experience
The method behind the Toolkit
Professional knowledge built from classroom experience
The Teacher Phonics Toolkit draws on more than 45 years of experience developing a structured and explicit approach to English phonics and spelling.
Work through the Toolkit at your own pace, revisit content when needed and build knowledge that can be applied directly when supporting learners.
Before you start
Teacher Phonics Toolkit FAQs
Answers about the training, its content and options for individual teachers and schools.
Who is the Teacher Phonics Toolkit for?
The Toolkit is for teachers, tutors and parents who want to develop their understanding of English phonics, spelling patterns and pronunciation and apply that knowledge when supporting learners.
What does the phonics training cover?
The four modules cover what phonics is, how to teach phonics, the Toolkit's 42 sound groups and Sound Dictionary, and pronunciation. They connect knowledge of English sounds and spelling patterns with practical teaching guidance.
Can I complete the training online at my own pace?
Yes. The Teacher Phonics Toolkit is online and self-paced. You can work through the content in your own time and revisit topics when you need to review an explanation.
Is the Toolkit a course for students?
The Toolkit develops the knowledge of the person teaching or supporting the learner. For direct student learning, explore the Student Phonics Curriculum. Families can also explore our homeschooling spelling pathways.
Can the Toolkit support teachers of EAL/ESL learners?
Its sound groups, pronunciation content and spelling explanations provide knowledge teachers can use when supporting EAL/ESL learners. Visit our English language learning page for more information about learning English with Easy Spelling.
Can a school purchase access for several teachers?
Yes. Schools can explore Teacher Phonics Toolkit school licences for individual teacher access and centralised management. Request school pricing through that page.
Ready to develop your phonics knowledge?
Develop your understanding of phonics, spelling patterns, sound groups and pronunciation through structured, self-paced professional learning.
AUD 195.00 per teacher
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