Rocket Phonics Online just got better – fine-tune your phonics lessons

How to support learners with interventions when learning phonics?

The Rocket Phonics Intervention Toolkit provides a clear Intervention Framework, based on the Teaching and Learning Cycle, to help schools deliver effective phonics catch-up support with confidence. (Available in Rocket Phonics Online and Rocket Phonics Next Steps Online).

It combines two complementary approaches: 
 

• Model Intervention Sessions: Five fully scripted intervention models that demonstrate effective teaching in practice. Ideal for teaching assistants, less experienced staff, or schools seeking a consistent, ready-to-use approach. 
• Intervention Activity Bank: A flexible collection of games and practical activities that can be tailored to individual learners, enabling experienced practitioners to create bespoke intervention sessions. 

Designed for short, focused and impactful phonics support, the toolkit offers both structure and flexibility to meet a wide range of intervention needs. Whether using scripted sessions or customised activities, schools can ensure interventions remain purposeful, consistent and responsive to every learner. 

A practical resource for both new and experienced staff, the toolkit supports the planning and delivery of phonics interventions that drive measurable progress. 
 

Does Rocket Phonics Online offer teacher training videos?

New phonics teacher training videos are now available in the Training Course subscription.

These short online videos are presented by the author Abigail Steel and include an introduction to the programme and its pedagogy, as well as an explanation of the teaching learning cycle, and how to use the components.  



Next Steps videos: 
 

• Why do children still need phonics in year 2? 
• Teaching spelling in year 2 
• Using levelled reading books in year 2 
• Teaching cursive handwriting 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Autumn 1 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Autumn 2 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Spring 1 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Spring 2 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Summer 1 
• Term by term preparation Year 2 Summer 2

What games support pupils learning phonics?

We’ve also launched new improved games for Rocket Phonics Online First Steps, Rocket Phonics Online and Rocket Phonics Online Next Steps.

Rocket Phonics games with timers now have a toggle option to turn off the timer for learners who require interactive phonics practice without time pressure.  
 

How can we make phonics fun for learners?

Celebrate readers’ achievements and decorate your classrooms with printable Reading Planet certificates, bookmarks and decorative bunting.  


 

How do we measure progress with Rocket Phonics Online?

Band assessment quizzes are now available in Reading Planet Online: Lilac – White, Rocket Phonics Online and Rocket Phonics Online Next Steps (band Pink A – White).

Use the band assessment quizzes to help determine whether a learner is ready to move on to the next band of Rocket Phonics and other Reading Planet books. The interactive quizzes provide a quick and easy way to assess whether learners are secure with their letter-sound correspondences and common exception words at their current book band level.