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title: "Year 1 Phonics"
url: "https://darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy.schudio.com/news/2025-02-27-year-1-phonics"
school: "Darwen St James’ C of E Primary Academy"
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# Year 1 Phonics

  ![](https://files.schudio.com/darwen-st-james-c-of-e-primary-academy/images/news/Collage_2025-02-27_09_34_33.jpg)   27 February 2025

Year 1 were learning the /air/ sound written as are as in share and ear as in bear.  They read  lots of words before writing them on their boards.

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