Jolly Phonics Training

Jolly Phonics · Jolly Classroom

This training will focus on the 5 key skills of Jolly Phonics — Letter Sounds, Letter Formation, Blending, Segmenting and Tricky Words — through practical activities that can be implemented in the classroom or at home. Ongoing support throughout the 2026–2027 academic year is included.

Event Overview

This training will focus on the 5 key skills of Jolly Phonics — Letter Sounds, Letter Formation, Blending, Segmenting and Tricky Words — through practical activities that can be implemented in the classroom or at home. Ongoing support throughout the 2026–2027 academic year is included.

What Will We Cover

  • Planning The Sequence

    How to structure sounds, actions and early reading activities so the session feels practical from the first week.

  • Teaching With Confidence

    Simple classroom routines that help children remember letter sounds and practise them consistently.

  • Applying It Immediately

    Clear next steps teachers can use after the event, with resources and follow-up routes signposted.

  • Supporting Every Learner

    Practical ways to adapt the approach for different groups, settings and confidence levels.

Shenelle De Lisle

Shenelle De Lisle

Shenelle De Lisle is the founder of S. De Lisle The Reading Lens and an educator with 14 years of primary teaching experience in Trinidad and Tobago as well as the United States. She holds a Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia from the University of Florida and has specialized in Jolly Phonics instruction since 2018. She has also worked as an inclusion specialist in a primary school, providing reading intervention and coordinating support services for neurodivergent students. Shenelle currently works as an independent Reading Intervention Teacher, providing small-group and individual literacy instruction to beginning and struggling readers across Trinidad and Tobago and the wider Caribbean.

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