Phonics and Reading in Reception Mrs Meek and Mrs Nixon

Phrases you might hear Tricky words (irregular words) – words that cannot be sounded out phonetically e.g. she, he, no, go, the, me, by, my Blending – putting the sounds together to read c- u- p ‘cup’ Segmenting - breaking a word up to spell

We use: Sound buttons Robot sound talk Phoneme fingers Pictures and words to match

Early Learning Goal 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 they have read.

How we teach reading Model segmenting and blending words Use of sound buttons to read words Signs around the classroom that the children can read. Reading sentences with sounds that the children know. Teach tricky words (words that can not be sounded out. KC

Individual Reading We read twice a week with every child. We ask them questions about what they have read. Individual key rings are checked

How you can help Help your child learn the tricky words Read everyday with your child including the keyring and sign the diary You can read to your child Ask questions about the story. What is the story about? What is your favourite part? Why? Point to a tricky word and ask them what it is Visit the local library

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