Phonics Session 31st January 2017 KD

Why phonics? Simple view of reading: word recognition/comprehension Writing Hear, identify and manipulate sounds 26 letters in the alphabet but there are 44 sounds A phoneme can be represented by one or more letters e.g. sh, th, ee The same phoneme can be spelt in more than one way e.g. rain, may, lake The same spelling may represent more than one phoneme e.g. mean, deaf

The Phases 1 - 6 Phase 1: phonological awareness (ongoing) Phase 2: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss Phase 3: j, v, w, x, y, z, qu, sh, ch, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er Phase 4: read and spell CVCC, CCVC, CCV, CCVCC, CCCVCC And polysyllabic words e.g. and driftwood Phase 5: alternative graphemes and phonemes (more to come next session) Phase 6: spelling (year 2) By the end of Reception the national average is secure Phase 4. By the end of Year 1 the national average is Phase 5. The national average for Year 2 is Phase 6.

Learning the Sounds Be careful of the schwas Model carefully video Jolly phonics actions – consolidate

Tricky and High Frequency Words These are taught along side the phases HF words: some are decodeable e.g. then However, There are some words that you just cannot sound out! the he she said one Which bit is tricky?

Tricky words – Phase 2 (spell = phase 3) Decodeable High Frequency Words Tricky High Frequency Words a mum but an dad as had if back in and is get it big of him off has on his can not got up the to I no go into

Tricky words – Phase 3 (spell = phase 4) Decodeable High Frequency Words Tricky High Frequency Words will that this then them with see for now down look too he she we me be was you they all are my her

Tricky words – Phase 4 (spell = phase 5) Decodeable High Frequency Words Tricky High Frequency Words went it’s from children just help said have like so do were there little one when

A great game for this is SPLAT!

What should I do at home? We would suggest that you help your child consolidate their previous learning at home (unless directed in homework etc). Phase 1 – rhyming, alliteration, sounds quizzes Phase 2 – phonemes, CVC words using P2 sounds and tricky words, Phonics gym/robot speak, Segmenting and blending arms _____________________________________________________________ Phase 3 – CVC using P3 sounds and tricky words Phase 4 – P2 and P3 sounds in longer words, spelling tricky words, clapping out syllables As Part of the school’s homework policy, Reception children should be doing flashcards every night in addition to their reading book. It is suggested 20 minutes total a night.

The Importance of Reading at Home Research shows that a child should read at home. Reading to your child is just as important! It doesn’t just have to be books... Going back to the simple view of reading – it’s more than just sounding out. - Videos for information books and story books Read their reading book? Look at other materials – spotter stories Discuss the book: favourite page/character Phonics detective! Fill in a ‘best fit’ sheet. What you write can really help.

Show time!

Activities you can do at home Flashcards Quick write Splat! Speed write – show a word, make it as quickly as possible with magnetic letters etc. Countdown – have words on display, how many can you read in 1 minute? Sentence Substitution – substitute a word in a sentence yes/no questions choosing right answers – which 1 is correct? spotter stories (more to come) give chdn nonsense words to write down – shows knowledge of grapheme position make your own nonsense word (more to come)

Freddy Fingers – how many sounds are in a word Cross the river – cross the river if you have ‘ee’ NSEW – 4 sounds/words around the room/garden Rubbish or treasure? - sort words Robot speak What’s in the box? Match the word to the picture Sound hangman – using dots and dashes How many can you read/write in a minute? Make an alien/superhero with a nonsense name! Make oi soup – sorting – can choose any grapheme you like Act it out! Or sound shirades! “can you (show the word)” Make the graphemes out of play dough

Phoneme Frames – see video Great for learning your sounds and how to apply them, alongside Freddy Fingers Help with spellings church ch ur ch

What a Load of Nonsense When you know all of the sounds you can sound out anything! jeg wint kly lun groiks fowspring

Nonsense Words children just decode and say what they see – may be more than 1 possibility ensures decoding is being used, no other strategies most reliable way to assess phonetic knowledge important they know it is nonsense and doesn’t have to make sense.

Physical Development Need to physical development before can write Tripod pencil grip – pom pom, tissues, ring Gross motor skills – big, circular movements Fine motor skills – pincer grip Finger rhymes Pegs Tearing play dough * Physical Development workshop

Resources School’s website http://www.stbernadette.herts.sch.uk www.letters-and-sounds.com Phonics play website Laurence Haines – spld base in Watford. Free letters and sounds resources. Games, activities etc. http://www.lhaines.herts.sch.uk/spldbase/index.html

Additional Resources on the school Website Reading comprehension video for both information and story bookds Splat! Video Poly syllabic word writing video Phonics lesson video Phonics page Reading page