September 2014 Miss Connell KS1 Parent Workshop for English September 2014 Miss Connell

Aims of the workshop To provide useful information to support your child at home with areas of English. Inform you about the New English Curriculum

Today's workshop will include... New Curriculum updates Phonics and Spelling Reading strategies Writing and VCOP Handwriting Drama/Speaking and listening Opportunities for questions

New Curriculum The new English Curriculum has been introduced at the school and its main focus is to promote high standards and equipping the children with strong command of written and spoken language. There is also a big focus on reading for enjoyment. How will we achieve all of the objectives? All year groups will be teaching English through their Topic lessons. This makes lessons more enjoyable, interactive and diverse. For example Year 2’s topic is Transport. The children will be writing a diary entry as if they are a child on the Titanic expressing their thoughts and opinions about what they have experienced. They will be taught all the language and the features of the text type before they begin writing. This may include drama, art, music etc.

Expectations in Year 1 and 2 New Curriculum Expectations in Year 1 and 2 In Year 1 children will be required to: recite poetry by heart learn suffixes and prefixes sound and blend unfamiliar printed words quickly hear, share and discuss a wide range of high-quality books to develop a love of reading and broaden their vocabulary. In Year 2 children will be required to: -retell stories confidently learn subordinating and co-ordinating conjunctions

New Curriculum Year 1 Writing Reading Speaking and Listening Narrative Traditional and Fairy Tales Labels, lists and captions Instructions Recounts Information texts Poetry Reading Hear, share and discuss a range of books Apply phonics knowledge and skills Read words with suffixes Read and answer questions about stories Retell stories they have read Appreciate rhymes and poems and learn some by heart Speaking and Listening Role-play - Discussions Drama - Retelling stories

New Curriculum Year 2 Writing Reading Speaking and Listening Plays Narrative Real events Poetry Write for different purposes e.g. instructions, information, reports Reading Plays Classic and contemporary poetry Story and poetry langauge Inference – read and answer questions about stories, non fiction and poetry Non-fiction Sequence and re-tell Continue applying phonics knowledge Speaking and Listening Role-play - Discussions Drama - Retelling stories

What is Phonics? Phonics is the back-to-basics method of reading that teaches children to recognise the different sounds represented by letters. Before children are introduced to books, they are taught individual sounds to construct words. For example, when taught the sounds for the letters t, p, a and s, the children can build up the words "tap", "pat", "pats", "taps" and "sat".

Language comprehension Phonics and Spelling 2 aspects to reading… Word recognition and Language comprehension That’s where phonics comes in… - 44 sounds - We teach children to read and write them. - Unfortunately, they can be spelt in different ways.

Phonics and Spelling

Phonics and Spelling How can you help your child learn their sounds at home? Flashcards Let your child test you! Pairs/Snap Matching sounds to words Phonics Bug More activities in booklets provided

Phonics and Spelling Blending for reading Strategies you can use Oral Blending Oral blending exercises help children hear how sounds are put together to make words, so that they can begin sounding out independently as they read. Blending for reading Blending is putting together individual sounds to produce a word. For example, the individual sounds /m/ - /a/ - /p/ are blended together to produce the word map. 

How to use phonics to support Phonics and Spelling How to use phonics to support spelling at home Play word building games…. Magnetic letters on the fridge Fish and spell games at bath time Spelling in sand, shaving foam, paint etc. Use websites like BBC

Phonics Screen Check The phonics screening check is a quick and easy check of your child’s phonetic knowledge. It helps the Year 1 teachers to confirm whether your child has made the expected progress.  The check will take place during the week commencing Monday 15th June 2015. Children in Year 2 that did not meet the expected standard in Year 1 will need to be retested during the same week. * Let’s look at examples Phonics Screen Checks

Our school reading programme that joins books with eBooks to support our phonics scheme of Letters and Sounds

What is Bug Club? A reading programme that the school uses to help teach reading through phonics Carefully graded reading books and eBooks Children can take home the books as well as accessing eBooks via a personalised website

Why are we using eBooks? Children can enjoy reading books onscreen and completing fun quiz questions found in the eBooks. The quiz questions will help the children practise their reading skills. The eBooks are also audio-books, so children can enjoy hearing an expressive reading of the book.

Spelling www.spelling.hemscott.net Really useful website with lots of advice about various spelling strategies. Magnetic letters  

Early Reading Discuss the book! •Who, what, where, when questions •Why do you think…? •What would you do if….? •How do you know…? What word would you like to steal?

Early Reading Mr Smith saw red. “Sit down and be quiet!” he hissed, through clenched teeth. What else tells us how Mr Smith is feeling in this extract? “Understanding all the words” is not the same as “reading the text”.

Reading Strategies Fluency Expression Is the ability to read a text accurately and quickly. Expression To express the text well, to read it with feeling that matches what it means, is one of the best ways to understand it. Expression is such a powerful comprehension strategy because it instantly increases your access to meaning as you read.

Reading Strategies On the lines (finger)- find the answer in the text. E.g How old is Cinderella. Between the lines (head)- find the answer in the text but using your head. E.g Why has Cinderella got her back to the ugly sister? Beyond the lines (finger/head)- higher order skill, making meaning and evaluating the text. E.g What are the similarities/differences between Cinderella and The Fairy Godmother?

VCOP Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

VCOP Vocabulary In looking at and using VOCABULARY, the children are encouraged to use ‘WOW’ words or ‘AMBITIOUS’ words. For example –The alien sat down. The children would be urged to use a more vibrant word in the sentence perhaps a word that would give the reader more understanding about the character or situation. The green alien sat down. Or The angry alien sat down.

VCOP Connectives These are words that the children will be encouraged to use to join sentences. Sometimes children will be asked to identify the connectives used in a piece of text. Initially the connective the children will use is - and. This is often followed by – but, so, then, because and when. Eventually the higher order connectives – in addition to , despite, contrary to- will be introduced in KS2.

VCOP Openers Some connectives can also be used as sentence openers. Sometimes children will be asked to identify sentence openers in a piece of text. When they start writing, children tend to start sentences with I, My, or The. They are then encouraged to use First, Then, Next, Last……..

‘Punctuation Pyramid.’ VCOP Punctuation The teaching of punctuation is based on the ‘Punctuation Pyramid.’ Children start by using full stops, then question marks followed by commas and an exclamation mark. Eventually in KS2 they should use the higher order punctuation such as ( ) - ; : etc.  

VCOP  

Handwriting We teach cursive as it… Encourages a natural flow of writing; Demands correct letter formation; Encourages perception of whole words; Involves no re-learning as with printing then joining later. Aids spelling as the joining helps them learn the spelling pattern.

Handwriting Rockin' Round Letters: a d g q c Climb 'n' Slide Letters:    i  u  w  t Loopy Letters:    e  l  h  k  b  f  j Lumpy Letters:    n  m  v  x Mix 'n' Match:    p  r  s  o  y  z

Handwriting Practise makes perfect! http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/printable_lined_paper.htm provide handwriting paper that you can download and print off.

Handwriting Journal writing Write letters in shaving cream or bath pens, focusing on forming letters correctly and consistently to help develop a feel for each letter and improve letter formation. Make a weekly shopping list. Start by looking around the kitchen and writing down the names of common items you buy (milk, eggs, bread etc.) It can become the child’s responsibility to do an inventory and keep a shopping list (in cursive of course.) Plan an outing. Ask your child to think of all the things you may need. You can help your child write them out one time and then ask them to copy it out as neatly as they can. They can circle the letters that they feel are their very best handwriting.

SATs KS1 SATs for Year 2 will happen May 2015. Children will complete the following English tests: Level 2 Reading Paper Writing Task – Teacher Assessed (evidence throughout the year) Some children will complete the Level 3 Reading Paper – these children must be a secure Level 2a to do these tests. Children do practise tests throughout the year

Questions?