Riverhead Infants’ School READING MEETING 12 th November 2015

Please sign the register and take a set of handouts. Feel free to browse the resources on display.

Welcome Introduction and Welcome – Mrs PowellIntroduction and Welcome – Mrs Powell Phonics and Home Reading – Mrs SwainPhonics and Home Reading – Mrs Swain

Our partnership Reading is a top priority at Riverhead Infants’ SchoolReading is a top priority at Riverhead Infants’ School Together we can help children to engage confidently with textTogether we can help children to engage confidently with text Adult role models are important, particularly for boysAdult role models are important, particularly for boys Any reading material countsAny reading material counts Children learn best when they are enjoying what they are learning.Children learn best when they are enjoying what they are learning.

How is phonics taught at Riverhead? Letters and Sounds schemeLetters and Sounds scheme Quick pace of introduction but with opportunities to revisitQuick pace of introduction but with opportunities to revisit Daily 15 minute focused phonic session plus incidental phonic work that takes place in all areas of the curriculum.Daily 15 minute focused phonic session plus incidental phonic work that takes place in all areas of the curriculum. Active and kinaesthetic approachesActive and kinaesthetic approaches

Phonics - what is it? Letter/sound relationshipsLetter/sound relationships Phonemes – the smallest unit of sound in a wordPhonemes – the smallest unit of sound in a word There are about 44 phonemes in spoken EnglishThere are about 44 phonemes in spoken English These phonemes are represented by a letter or group of letters (graphemes)These phonemes are represented by a letter or group of letters (graphemes) Phonics involves blending phonemes for reading and segmenting phonemes for spellingPhonics involves blending phonemes for reading and segmenting phonemes for spelling

Discriminating, listening, remembering, exploring, manipulating and talking about:Discriminating, listening, remembering, exploring, manipulating and talking about: 1- environmental sounds 2- musical instruments 3- body percussion 4- rhythm and rhyme 5- alliteration 6- voice sounds Orally blending and segmenting phonemesOrally blending and segmenting phonemes Early Learning Odd One Out

Rhymes and action songs Hey Diddle Diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the ______ The little dog laughed to see such fun And the dish ran away with the _____ gate plate

Order in which we teach the phonemes 1.s, a, t, p, 2.i, n, m, d 3.g, o, c, k, 4.ck, e, u, r 5.h, b, f/ff, l/ll, ss 6.j, v, w, x 7.y, z, zz, qu 8. ch, sh, th, ng, 9. ai, oa, igh, ee, 10. oo, ar, or, ur 11. ow, oi, ear, 12. air, ure, er

Counting the sounds cat bird fish knight

frog

Phoneme buttons c a tb ir d f i shkn igh t

a pig in a wig

How many phonemes? p i g s h i p f i l l sheepcarchurch p i g sh i p f i ll sh ee p c ar ch ur ch

Phoneme frames cat

How can parents support phonics learning ? Each child has a green book, in which they cut and stick letters as a piece of ‘homework’.Each child has a green book, in which they cut and stick letters as a piece of ‘homework’. Please look through these in spare five minutes until the children are confident.Please look through these in spare five minutes until the children are confident. Reinforce the correct sounds.Reinforce the correct sounds. Look for letters in the environment – magnetic letters, signs etcLook for letters in the environment – magnetic letters, signs etc

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MEANING: Does it make sense? STRUCTURE: Does it sound right? VISUAL: Does it look right?

What does a reader need to do? The proficient reader gets the most meaning, with the least effort, in the fastest time..The proficient reader gets the most meaning, with the least effort, in the fastest time.. Concepts about printConcepts about print Letter identificationLetter identification Retelling a storyRetelling a story Search for information and cross check to solve new wordsSearch for information and cross check to solve new words

Reciprocity Reading and writing support each other.Reading and writing support each other. As the child learns letters and words for reading these should be encouraged for writing too.As the child learns letters and words for reading these should be encouraged for writing too. What the child can write is a good indicator of what the child knows in detail about written language.What the child can write is a good indicator of what the child knows in detail about written language. Wunc upon a tim ther wer fre litl pigz hoo livd wiv ther hapee muver in a pritee hous in the wuds. Wunc upon a tim ther wer fre litl pigz hoo livd wiv ther hapee muver in a pritee hous in the wuds. If a child can read a few words he/she should be able to write words using the links between sounds and letters.If a child can read a few words he/she should be able to write words using the links between sounds and letters.

A Guided Reading session: has an identified focus;has an identified focus; uses a text pitched at the right level;uses a text pitched at the right level; encourages children to support each other;encourages children to support each other; develops independence and fluency;develops independence and fluency; encourages children to search for relevant information in order to decode words;encourages children to search for relevant information in order to decode words; develops comprehension and engagement with text.develops comprehension and engagement with text.

Home Readers The home reading books. complement the Guided Reading books your child reads in school.complement the Guided Reading books your child reads in school. may be changed daily by the childmay be changed daily by the child a guide on how to help your child is put into the front cover of the yellow reading diaries.a guide on how to help your child is put into the front cover of the yellow reading diaries. teachers aim to acknowledge parents’ comments on a weekly basisteachers aim to acknowledge parents’ comments on a weekly basis children can also select a book from the class librarychildren can also select a book from the class library

How to help your child at home Make it fun and share as many books as possible.Make it fun and share as many books as possible. Encourage independence by giving them time to solve new words using meaning, syntax and visual information.Encourage independence by giving them time to solve new words using meaning, syntax and visual information. Revisit books. There is nothing wrong with reading a familiar book or a familiar text.Revisit books. There is nothing wrong with reading a familiar book or a familiar text. Focus on how the reading sounds, as this will add more meaning to a story.Focus on how the reading sounds, as this will add more meaning to a story. Praise them in their efforts and make them feel as though they are achieving.Praise them in their efforts and make them feel as though they are achieving. Do not worry or be concerned about what your child’s peers are reading.Do not worry or be concerned about what your child’s peers are reading.