Learning to read is one of the most important skills a child will ever develop, and phonics is the key that unlocks it. In Cardiff, our phonics tutors support children from age 4 to 7 who need extra help with blending, segmenting, and recognising letter-sound correspondences. We use the same systematic approach as schools, reinforcing what's being taught in the classroom.
Phonics in Wales
Schools in Cardiff use systematic phonics programmes as part of early literacy teaching under the Curriculum for Wales. Our tutors are familiar with the approaches used locally and reinforce the same methods your child encounters in school, ensuring consistency between classroom and tutoring sessions.
Blending and Segmenting
Blending (pushing sounds together to read a word) and segmenting (breaking a word into its individual sounds to spell it) are the two core phonics skills. Children in Cardiff who struggle with these need lots of practice with immediate feedback — exactly what a one-to-one session provides. Our tutors use magnetic letters, sound cards, and phonics games to make this practice engaging.
Building Reading Fluency
Once a child can decode individual words, the next step is reading sentences and then stories fluently. Children in Cardiff who can sound out words but read very slowly often lose track of meaning. Our tutors work on building reading speed and expression through repeated reading of decodable books matched to your child's current phonics stage.
Our phonics tutors in Cardiff are experienced with early years education and understand how to work with young children — keeping sessions short, positive, and focused. Most families start with two 30-minute sessions per week. Contact us to discuss your child's needs.