My English Foundation Class (Learn English Phonics for Beginners)

Every child progresses at a different speed. With regular lessons, many children start recognising and blending sounds into words in just a few months. Our class helps children learn fundamental phonics for reading in English at their own pace.

Our teachers closely observe each student’s development and adjust the pace, content and activities to each student’s learning progress and abilities. This ensures that every child receives the right support to master basic phonics for reading in English.

Simple activities like reading aloud, playing sound games and pointing out words during daily routines are great ways to support your child’s efforts to learn basic phonics for English reading.

Yes – phonics plays an important role, particularly for children who struggle with decoding words. It provides them with the tools to break words into sounds and start reading confidently.

However, phonics alone is not enough. A major U.S. study funded by the Department of Health, Education & Welfare found that only about half of English words can be sounded out using phonics rules, and this drops to around 20% when children rely solely on simple letter–sound matches. English is simply too irregular to be mastered through phonics alone.

That’s why our programme goes BEYOND phonics. We give children the tools to read independently by teaching both phonics and “beyond phonics.” We close the gap by teaching spelling patterns and spelling surprises so they can decode and understand any unknown words. This approach expands vocabulary, builds confidence, and nurtures children into independent, capable readers