Last week, 300 Year 1 children in primary schools took the test, as part of the pilot scheme.
The petition, launched by TACTYC, the association for the professional development of early years educators, has now been signed by more than 1,300 people.
The group has joined forces with a campaign started by the president of the UK Literacy Association, David Reedy.
Its supporters include teaching unions and members of the Cambridge Review team.
Mr Reedy told Nursery World, 'What we're trying to do is to get the Government to think again about the phonics test for six-year-olds. We're bringing together all the associations that have worries about this. The Government said in their White Paper that it wasn't their place to tell teachers how to teach, but this test does just that.'
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