Year 1 Phonics Assessment & Intervention Toolkit

Support Year 1 phonics assessment and targeted intervention with this 32-page editable and printable toolkit, featuring Phase 2–5 phonics checks, 44 real-word and pseudo-word reading items, intervention planning sheets and six-week progress monitoring.

Designed for Year 1 teachers, this practical resource helps identify gaps in phonics knowledge, plan focused support, record pupil responses and review progress over time.

What’s Included?

• Phase 2–5 phonics assessments covering grapheme recognition, blending, spelling patterns and alternative pronunciations
• 24 real-word and 20 pseudo-word reading items across two assessment sets
• Individual pupil assessment records and class overview sheets
• Phonics gap and error analysis to identify teaching priorities
• Small-group and individual intervention planning templates, including a six-session planning outline
• Six-week progress-monitoring records, reassessment sheets and before-and-after comparisons
• Teacher guidance, scoring rules, answers and marking guidance

Ideal For

Year 1 phonics assessment, identifying learning gaps, targeted individual or small-group intervention, pupil progress reviews and school-based phonics support.

Files included: Editable Word document (.docx) and matching 32-page A4 portrait PDF (.pdf) for printing.

Please note: This resource is designed for school-based phonics assessment and intervention. It is not an official government-issued Phonics Screening Check paper and does not replace the statutory assessment.

Year 1 | Ages 5–7 | Phonics Assessment & Intervention