In a phonics master class, kids can learn foundational skills for reading and spelling by focusing on the relationships between sounds and letters. Here’s a breakdown of what they might cover:

### 1. **Phonemic Awareness**
- Identifying and working with individual sounds (phonemes) in spoken words.
- Recognizing and creating rhyming words.
- Blending sounds to make words and segmenting words into individual sounds.

### 2. **Letter-Sound Correspondence**
- Learning that letters represent specific sounds.
- Matching letters and groups of letters to the sounds they make.
- Recognizing consonants, vowels, and common letter combinations.

### 3. **Blending and Segmenting**
- Practicing blending sounds to read words and segmenting sounds to spell.
- Using these skills to decode unfamiliar words by breaking them down.

### 4. **Sight Words and High-Frequency Words**
- Memorizing high-frequency words that don’t always follow phonetic rules (e.g., “the,” “said”).
- Building fluency in recognizing these words on sight.

### 5. **Spelling Patterns and Word Families**
- Learning common spelling patterns, such as -at, -ing, -op.
- Grouping words by word families to understand spelling conventions and sound patterns.

### 6. **Decoding Strategies**
- Using phonics skills to sound out unfamiliar words.
- Applying different strategies to tackle words based on learned rules and patterns.

### 7. **Advanced Phonics Concepts**
- Learning about digraphs (e.g., sh, ch), trigraphs (e.g., igh), and diphthongs (e.g., oi, oy).
- Exploring silent letters, long and short vowel sounds, and syllable rules.

### 8. **Vocabulary Development**
- Expanding vocabulary through the introduction of new words and phrases.
- Encouraging curiosity about the meaning and use of words.

A phonics master class uses engaging activities, games, songs, and interactive exercises to make learning fun and to solidify these concepts. The goal is to build a strong foundation for fluent reading and confident spelling, making kids more enthusiastic and capable readers.