Reading Workshop Miss Wheeler 16th November 2018

Outline of the workshop Phonics Word Train words Reading records and books WOW cards Question time

Phonics To teach phonics we are following the ‘Letters and Sounds’ scheme. We teach the children an action and a short song when learning each letter. The programme promotes: Speaking and listening skills The knowledge of letter sounds How to blend and segment words.

s a t p Phonics Phase 2-We then go on to teach letters sounds. We teach four letters a week and these will be sent home every week on your child’s home learning sheet. The children will learn to blend sounds for reading and segment them for spelling- phonics games. Segmenting- Robot arms Blending- Sound buttons Its important that your child attends school everyday so they do not miss sounds s a t p

Phonics c – a – t cat ‘uh’ sounds after consonants should be reduced where possible (eg, try to avoid saying ‘b-uh’, ‘c-uh’)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djz82FBYiug – jolly phonics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wGfNiweEkI – Mr Thorne does Phonics

Word Train Words Tricky Words Decodable Words From orange to grey The yellow train only There are 9 trains, children need to learn to read all the words on each train. They will be tested every Thursday or Friday if they know the words they will get a prize and a new train, if they don’t then they will need to continue learning their current word train. Practise daily at home

Reading

Reading is an OFSTED priority and Reading is a Camrose priority. READ, READ, READ! Reading is an OFSTED priority and Reading is a Camrose priority. Parents we need your help! Creating a love for reading in children is one of the most powerful ways of improving your child’s academic standards in school.

Reading requires two skills Phonics and word recognition The ability to blend letter sounds (phonemes) together to read words. The ability to recognise words presented in and out of context. Understanding The ability to understand the meaning of the words and sentences in a text.

How to support your child’s reading at home Look for sounds and words on signs around the area, home and shops. Practise the phonics sounds using flash cards When reading Use voices and vary the tone of your voice-don’t be afraid to make a fool of yourself! Make up stories using objects, teddies, puppets, pictures etc. Use what your child is interested in: magazines and comics. Library Visit: Non-Fiction books Read daily with your child, school book as well as story books. Ask your child questions about the book.

Model when reading Pointing to each word as you read when reading simple texts Left page comes before right page Starting on the left hand side Moving your finger from left to right Count the words in each sentence. Point out the capital letter, finger spaces and full stops.

Talk about the illustrations. Encourage your child to join in with familiar/repeated parts and phrases as they become more confident. For example: The Bear Hunt Encourage your child to hold the book up the correct way, discuss the covers and turn the pages with care.

Use the pictures to support the story. Continue to read the title and predict/discuss what might happen next / at the end. Talk about what the child likes/dislikes about the story. Ask questions such as: Who is your favourite character? And why? Where does the story take place? Ask them to re-tell the story in their own words.

Reading Routines and Reading at Home Reading books will be changed once a week, we need you to return them on a Wednesday and your child will get a new book on a Friday. Please make sure that your child has their reading folder, book and yellow reading record in their book bag everyday. Please note we will be taking the yellow reading record out on a Monday. We ask you to hear your child read and go through their word train words every night and sign their reading record. Children need to practise the word train words every night. Share stories with your child DAILY try to get into a bedtime routine. Library visits Most importantly we would like the children to become confident readers who have a love for reading.

Please sign or record a comment to tell us how your child read. Did they enjoy the book? What did they find difficult?

And finally… Above all, have fun and enjoy Reading EVERYDAY Allow your child to follow their interests. Encourage them to read a range both fiction and non-fiction texts. Join a library. Have books everywhere. Above all, have fun and enjoy Reading EVERYDAY

Please take a couple before you leave. Parent’s Observation Wow Cards You have a great knowledge of your children’s abilities therefore your input into the learning journal provides us with a bigger picture of your child. As a result we ask you to fill in parent observation ‘wow cards’. A wow moment is anytime your child has made you think wow I didn’t know you could do that. Please send them into school as they occur. These wow moments you have seen will help us with the assessment of your child’s development as we do not see everything at school.   Please take a couple before you leave.

http://www. bookstart. org http://www.bookstart.org.uk/have-some-fun/#/static/bookstart/have-some-fun/activities/some_dogs_do/ http://www.bookstart.org.uk/have-some-fun/#/static/bookstart/have-some-fun/activities/top_tips_video/

Take a look at the books we have displayed on the table.

Thank you for coming Question Time Don’t forget to take a hand-out and a wow card. Please sign by your child’s before you leave. Please provide us with feedback regarding the session by filling in a post-it. Thank you for coming Question Time