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Trugs is a systematic synthetic phonics intervention resource, both for professionals in education and for in the home. a group of resources that have been developed support with the progress of reading and spelling. Creating a fun, engaging way to support those with literacy difficulties.

Trugs for Education

Trugs for Home

Trugs Pics

Trugs Check

Trugs Tricky Words

Trugs Stage 0

Trugs for Schools

A structured 15 stage phonics intervention programme for all age students to learn to read by having fun.

  • Get it, Match it and Take it card games enable students and children to practise, reinforce and consolidate reading.
  • Use it card game develops sentence construction and increases vocabulary knowledge.
  • Explanation Card explains what each Stage is and how to teach that stage

Trugs at home

Support your children at home with playing and having fun with card games. supporting all those with literacy differences. creating mastery in learning through fun and decodable games.

  • Help your children learn to read by laughing and playing and having fun.
  • Card games, Guess it, Match it and Take it at each stage makes reading practise easy and fun
  • The Clue card explains what each Stage is.
  • That’s all that’s needed because the structure has been put together by a dyslexia specialist

Latest News

Synthetic Phonics: A Structured Path to Reading Success

Synthetic Phonics: A Structured Path to Reading Success

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The Power of Multisensory Learning in Dyslexia Education

The Power of Multisensory Learning in Dyslexia Education

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Embracing Dyslexia: Understanding and Support

Embracing Dyslexia: Understanding and Support

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Journaling and Storytelling: Unleashing Creative Minds

Journaling and Storytelling: Unleashing Creative Minds

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Enhancing Reading Aloud Together: Building Literacy Bonds

Enhancing Reading Aloud Together: Building Literacy Bonds

Welcome to Week 1 of our Read Successfully summer program! In this blog, we'll explore the power of "Reading Aloud Together" and how it can strengthen the literacy bonds between parents and students, especially those with dyslexia or other literacy difficulties....

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Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness

Phonological Awareness and Phonemic Awareness

When we think about building the firm foundations of basic reading and writing skills three ‘ph’ terms often spring to mind: phonological awareness, phonemic awareness and phonics. Phonological awareness and phonemic awareness are auditory and oral. The focus is upon...

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