What are alternative phonemes?

When a phoneme is written down using a letter (or letters), it is called a grapheme. At this phase, children will broaden their knowledge and learn some new phonemes and graphemes. They will also learn alternative pronunciations for graphemes they have already learned as well as alternative spellings of phonemes.

What are alternative spellings?

Here is a list of words with alternate spellings:

• acknowledgment / acknowledgement.
• adapter / adaptor.
• adviser / advisor (but advisory)
• ambience / ambiance.
• caliber / calibre.
• counselor / counsellor.
• doughnut / donut.
• enclose / inclose.

What is alternative graphemes in phonics?

In the Sounds-Write Reading and Spelling Programme, first children are introduced to the alternative graphemes. It develops not only the understanding that sounds can be spelled in different ways, but allows children to learn through sorting, comparing and contrasting.

Which is the best app to replace SoundWIRE?

The best alternative is WiFi Audio Wireless Speaker, which is free. Other great apps like SoundWire are Airfoil (Freemium), AirPlay (Free), Stream What You Hear (Free, Open Source) and AudioRelay (Freemium).

How to use PowerPoint to introduce alternative sounds?

Use this lovely illustrated PowerPoint to introduce children to a range of different alternative sounds made by known graphemes. Perfect for a whole class introduction or as an end of unit plenary activity. The above video may be from a third-party source.

How to introduce alternative sounds in Phase 5?

How can introduce alternative sounds as part of Phase 5 phonics? Use this lovely illustrated PowerPoint to introduce children to a range of different alternative sounds made by known graphemes. Perfect for a whole class introduction or as an end of unit plenary activity. The above video may be from a third-party source.