Phonics Parent Meeting

Children who read at home do well at school Read fluently Write confidently Speak articulately “Reading is the one ability, that once set in motion, has the ability to feed itself, grow exponentially and provide a basis from which possibilities are endless.” Michael Morpurgo

Phonics Glossary blend (vb) — to draw individual sounds together to pronounce a word, e.g. s-n-a-p, blended together, reads snap cluster — two (or three) letters making two (or three) sounds, e.g. the first three letters of 'straight' are a consonant cluster digraph — two letters making one sound, e.g. sh, ch, th, ph. vowel digraphs comprise of two vowels which, together, make one sound, e.g. ai, oo, ow split digraph — two letters, split, making one sound, e.g. a-e as in make or i-e in site grapheme — a letter or a group of letters representing one sound, e.g. sh, ch, igh, ough (as in 'though') grapheme-phoneme correspondence (GPC) — the relationship between sounds and the letters which represent those sounds; also known as 'letter-sound correspondences' mnemonic — a device for memorising and recalling something, such as a snake shaped like the letter 'S' phoneme — the smallest single identifiable sound, e.g. the letters 'sh' represent just one sound, but 'sp' represents two (/s/ and /p/) segment (vb) — to split up a word into its individual phonemes in order to spell it, e.g. the word 'cat' has three phonemes: /c/, /a/, /t/ VC, CVC, CCVC — the abbreviations for vowel-consonant, consonant-vowel-consonant, consonant-consonant-vowel-consonant, which are used to describe the order of letters in words, e.g. am, ham, slam. Read Write Inc. Phonics is systematic and structured – every teacher has the skills to teach any child to read. The programme meets the demands of the new national curriculum – your children have the best chance of success in the national tests. Assessment is rigorous and effective – one-to-one tutoring ensures that no child is left behind. Your children are thoroughly supported – the resources match your child’s learning in class and they can share them with you at home.

A bit of technical knowledge… Phonics = the sounds in our language. http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/sound-pronunciation-guide/ Now it is your turn to practise… This video is available on the RMT website and Facebook page

At this stage letter names are not taught- we use pure sounds getting rid of ‘ugh’ at the end to help blending.

The English language is a complex code… It would be easy if we only had to learn Set 1 and Set 2 sounds. ay igh play eight cake straight right spie kite fly Set 3 sounds

This chart shows the many different graphemes for the same sounds This chart shows the many different graphemes for the same sounds! No other language has as many to learn! Grey graphemes are Set 3 – they only learn these once they know all of Set 1 & 2 effortlessly – systematic and structured!

How do phonics help us read? Say “hello” to Fred. Fred can only talk in sounds... He says “c_a_t.” Not cat. We call this Fred Talk. Hold up Fred! Say you too can have a Fred at home – use one like this or any stuffed toy. Watch the video for a demonstration of how to Fred talk.

How to help your child at home…

You can read stories with your child. Relentlessly. Read favourite stories over and over again Read some stories at a higher level than they can read themselves. Listen to them reading their take home Phonics storybooks. http://www.ruthmiskin.com/en/resources/storytime-home/

You can practise pronouncing sounds. Remember no ‘fuh’ and ‘luh’!

You can have fun with Fred Talk. “What a tidy r-oo-m!” “Where’s your c-oa-t?” “Time for b-e-d!” Use only single syllable words (no Fred Talking multi-syllabic words) and only the last word in a sentence or it gets very silly! Give a couple of examples e.g. Where is your c_oa_t? Time for b_e_d! Make sure your child can tell you what the word is. Use only single syllable words (no Fred Talking multi-syllabic words) and only the last word in a sentence or it gets very silly! E.g. P_u_t o_n y_our b_l_ue c_oa_t (you’ll never get out!).

Year 1 Phonics Screening Test- June 40 words- real and pseudo (Alien Words) Pass or fail. Pass Mark made public after all year 1 have sat. Past years has been c.34 < pass marks means MORE phonic teaching and a re test in year 2. Administered by Class teacher