On this page you will find a term-by-term breakdown of the phonics and phonemic awareness skills Grade R learners develop across Term 1 to Term 4. It covers sound discrimination, identifying odd sounds out, and matching same/different sounds. It tracks progression from syllable clapping and rhyme recognition to substituting rhyming words and sound blending, e.g. hand as h-a-n-d. It also covers letter recognition, especially in the child’s own name, and linking sounds to letters and common words. This resource helps parents and teachers track Grade R learners’ phonics development and plan age-appropriate literacy activities each term.
The following document, 87877r-Grade-r-English-Home-Language-Termly-Phonics-Summary-Ver-1.pdf, is the full phonics summary.