Phonics in Year 1 9.3.18

Why do we teach Phonics? cherch grait scule

Phonics in Year 1 Children in Year 1 have two Phonics sessions per day, 20 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon. Children are taught in their phonics ability groups for the morning session and in whole class groups in the afternoon. All children are given the opportunity to see all 44 phonemes they are required to know. There are 26 letters in the alphabet … the children need to be secure in their understanding of each of the 44 sounds made.

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Phonics Screening Check The phonics screening check introduced in 2012 is a statutory assessment for all children in year 1. It is designed to confirm whether pupils have learnt phonic decoding to an appropriate standard. It will identify pupils who need extra help to improve their decoding skills. The check consists of 20 real words and 20 pseudo-words that a pupil reads aloud to the teacher. The test is only allowed to be carried out by the class teacher.

Data Analysis When the screening test began in 2012 the national results showed a 58% pass mark in children reaching the required standards 77% was the national pass mark for year 1 children in 2015 It was 81% in 2016 and again in 2017

Administering the Phonics Screening Check The test must be carried out during the week beginning Monday 11th June 2018. The test must be administered by the class teacher. The test may be done in small chunks, if the teacher feels the child requires it. 40 words will be shown to the children, 20 real and 20 pseudo (nonsense) and the children can use decoding skills to sound out a word or simply read it. All 44 phonemes taught will be tested during the screening. In previous years the pass mark has been 32/40. The government never release the pass mark until after the results have been submitted. The results of the test will be published on your child’s End of Year Report in July.

What does the test look like for the children?

What happens if my child performs below the expected level?

How can I help my child to prepare for the test? Read to and with your child daily. “Daily reading to children puts them almost 1 year ahead of those who are not being read to.” Harper Collins Children’s Books Have the phoneme mat displayed somewhere at home and encourage the children to use it. Find the sounds in their reading books or in words they say. Make it fun! Play games that help the children to practise phonics daily. http://mrthorne.com/mr-thorne-geraldine-the- giraffe-episode-qu/?shared=email&msg=fail

“The whole world opened to me, when I learned to read “The whole world opened to me, when I learned to read.” Mary Mcleod Bethune

Useful websites www.phonicsplay.co.uk (not iPad compatible) www.mrthorne.com www.phonicsplay.co.uk (not iPad compatible) https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/phonics-screening-check-uk/id977809432?mt=8 (Phonics Screening Check app for ipads/iphones) Espresso education linked via the school website https://content.espresso.co.uk/espresso/primary_uk/subject/module/activity/item832020/grade1/module63425/index.htm l