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Floppy's Phonics

Rigorous synthetic phonics teaching for reading and writing success

Floppy's Phonics is a rigorous, easy-to-use synthetics phonics teaching programme that engages children from the outset and enables them to learn to read quickly. Developed with Debbie Hepplewhite, it's perfect for schools who want high quality resources for effective and consistent phonics teaching.

  • Well-structured, carefully paced lessons follow a clear teaching sequence
  • The well-loved Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy characters bring phonics to life through engaging print and online resources
  • Fully decodable books offer children reading practice that's matched to their phonic knowledge
  • Activity Books offer comprehensive written practice to build childrens' confidence and provide a record of progress
  • Floppy's Phonics Online provides an essential resources for practising and consolidating the sounds learnt in class
  • High-quality professional development, in a range of online formats, for full confidence in teaching phonics
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Series contains:

  • Floppy's Phonics Online
  • Teacher's Handbook (1 per year)
  • 5 Activity Books
  • Poster Pack
  • 72 large format flashcards
  • Frieze
  • 48 Sounds Books
  • Over 100 fully decodable books
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View structure chart (PDF)

Online support on Oxford Owl

Floppy's Phonics Online

Interactive phonics lessons and activities to teach sounds, blending, grapheme-phoneme correspondences, letter formation and pronunciation to the whole class or for individual practice.

What does Floppy's Phonics offer?

Floppy's Phonics Teaching Sequence

Find out more about our phonics resources that support teaching and learning every step of the way!

Curriculum Chart

How does Floppy's Phonics support Letters and Sounds?

This chart explains the systematic way Floppy's Phonics builds reading progress through each phase of Letters and Sounds, matching each book to each phase.

Meet the expert: Debbie Hepplewhite

Debbie Hepplewhite introduces herself and describes why she became so passionate about synthetic phonics teaching.

Oxford Reading Levels Explained

See an in-depth overview of each Oxford Reading Level

Discover the Resources

Find out what's in the updated component package for Floppy's Phonics

(Note: You will be taken to YouTube)

Phonics support for your classroom

Webinar: Getting Started with Floppy's Phonics

This webinar recording explores the methodology behind Floppy's Phonics and how the range of resources can be used to maximum effect in your classroom.

Floppy's Phonics reading certificates

Download and print these colourful certificates for your class. Seven certificates included, one for each Oxford Reading Level

New Training Demonstrations

Available through the online subscriptions, view this example of a Training Demonstration to support the implementation in your school

Primary Professional Development

Live, recorded and on-demand PD for international teachers.

Actions video for teaching the sounds (video)

Watch our video showing actions that can be used to complement Floppy's Phonics

A guide to using actions for teaching phonics (PDF)

A useful guide explaining how actions can be used to support your phonics teaching

Effective assessment in Floppy's Phonics

Effective assessment in Floppy's Phonics

Read how Floppy's Phonics raises standards by connecting high quality assessment with effective teaching

Watch a phonics lesson

See phonics in action

Watch Floppy's Phonics Sounds and Letters being used in a classroom.

Oxford Owl for Home

Recommend our free website to parents to help them with their children's learning at home. Includes expert advice, over 260 free eBooks and much more

Positive Partnerships with Parents (Video)

Debbie Hepplewhite shares her top tips for working with parents to involve them in teaching reading, spelling and writing.

2 min 54 seconds

How to keep everyone on track with phonics (Video)

Debbie Hepplewhite introduces herself and describes why she became so passionate about  synthetic phonics teaching.

2 min 9 seconds

Review | June 2020

  • “After using the programme for a short time I could see that the children in my support school were making excellent progress, especially the lowest 20%.”

    Katreena Heywood, Early Years Lead, Hartford Manor Primary School and Nursery, Cheshire