Jolly Phonics Holds Teacher Training Workshop in Srinagar

Convener News Desk

Srinagar, November 14: Jolly Phonics, an English literacy programme developed by Jolly Learning Ltd., UK, conducted a teacher training workshop in Srinagar on Saturday to familiarise educators with interactive techniques for improving children’s foundational reading, writing and spelling skills.

The workshop, held at Hotel Golden Leaf, Hyderpora West, was part of the organisation’s 10-city India tour aimed at equipping teachers with practical approaches to make early English learning more engaging and accessible.

The session was led by Shefali Juneja, an educator and Jolly Phonics specialist, who demonstrated classroom strategies based on systematic synthetic phonics, including introducing letter sounds, blending sounds to read words and segmenting words to improve spelling.

“Our aim is to share practical methods that make these skills easier to teach and more enjoyable to learn. By supporting educators with structured techniques and classroom-ready resources, we hope to help more children build a strong foundation in English from an early age,” he said.

Juneja brings 21 years of professional experience across education, training and communication. She has served as a school principal and academic head, authored English learning resources and worked as a communication coach for multinational companies. She currently leads Training and Growth at SAAR Education.

Established in 1992, Jolly Phonics follows a systematic synthetic phonics approach that teaches children letter sounds and their application in reading and spelling through structured activities.

The organisation cited research suggesting that children taught through the method could develop reading skills faster than those taught through traditional approaches.

The 10-city India tour covered Jammu, Srinagar, Karnal, Delhi, Patna, Ranchi, Kolkata, Raipur, Guwahati and Lucknow.