Phonics workshop

Read, Write, Inc. How does it work? Systematic and structured approach to reading and writing. Children begin in Reception and are finished with the programme by Year 2. Introduce/re-cap letter sounds on a daily basis. 15 minutes each day. Fred! Speaking and listening ‘Air-writing’ and letter formation ‘Fred fingers’ Word cards / letter boards

Read, Write, Inc.

Read, Write, Inc. Children are assessed regularly by their child’s class teacher This information is used to track children’s progress and decide on new groupings

Read, Write, Inc. If children are finding it tricky, they may be provided with 1:1 daily sessions Children that need to be ‘extended’ will be catered for during the session too- providing a challenge for them Some children may go to other classes for RWI- the phonics part, for the first 15 minutes of the lesson after break

Learning to read High frequency words Reading books to ‘share and enjoy’ Pronouncing the sound correctly Segmenting and blending c-a-t= cat

Learning to read Read WITH your child regularly Read TO you child regularly Develops their language, imagination and vocabulary Visit the library- a great resource Storytelling Every child is different and will progress at different rates

Handwriting Why did we introduce it? Pre-cursive Why did we introduce it? Every letter starts in the same place Better for the ‘flow’ of writing Children will adapt to seeing and reading different fonts and styles of writing- we have a variety within our classroom environment

Expectations At the end of the year, children in Reception will be expected to- Reading: Children read and understand simple sentences. They use phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately. They also read some common irregular words. They demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read. Writing: Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also write some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically plausible.

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