Woodlawn Primary School Phonics workshop An Introduction to Synthetic Phonics “Building the Skills to Read and Write with Confidence”

Spelling test! How does thais make you feel? Phonics can help your child be confident at spelling and give it a go! Say word Norfoo Ask parents to think pair share and spell it Bit of discussion - do we all agree? Is there only 1 way?

What is Synthetic Phonics? Teaching the code for reading and writing Giving the tools to become independent readers and writers.

The sounds

1. Learning the Letter Sounds Explain - How many sounds learned per week in P1 When it starts What happens differently second time round What happens in Y2

How to say the sounds correctly… s – so a – at t – to i – in p – pig n – no c/k – key e – egg h – hop r – red m – my d – day g – go o – on u – up l – lip f – fan b – bee ai– day j – jug oa – oat ie – tie ee – tee or – or z – zoo w – we ng – rang v – van oo – boot y – you x – fox ch – chair sh – shoe th – thumb th – this qu – quack ou – ouch oi – oil ue – queue er – mixer ar – car How to say the sounds correctly… Lets all say the sounds together. Say them carefully – sss not suh! Any you didn’t know?

Digraphs (two letters making one sound)

The skills Knowing the sounds is only the start Children must use the sounds to read and write

5 Basic Skills 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 1. Learning the letter sounds 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 4. Tricky words 5. Letter formation

Reading skills 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 1. Learning the letter sounds 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 4. Tricky words 5. Letter formation

Writing skills 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 1. Learning the letter sounds 2. Blending/decoding 3. Identifying sounds in words 4. Tricky words 5. Letter formation

Identifying sound in words Say the word Streeetch it out to hear the sounds Count the sounds using fingers Record the sounds

Words that do not follow the rules- Tricky Words Words that do not follow the rules- the as was

Samples of our classwork A key sound / beginning and end sounds

Questions Literacy Team

Woodlawn Open Night…