Explain briefly how reading is taught at The Latimer Demonstrate how phonics plays an important role in the teaching of early reading Share ideas about how you can support the development of reading at home Address any ‘fears’ and overcome any phobias on phonics!

The teaching of systematic phonics is a technique used to teach children to read and write. In this method, children are taught to tune into the sounds in words and to link these sounds to the letters or letter groups that represent them.

Children have 20 minute phonic sessions every day These sessions are organised in a way that allows children to… - practise previously learnt skills. - learn new sounds - use these new sounds in reading or. writing Each session finishes with the children using one of these skills

This is where the child says all the sounds in a word and pushes them together - blends them….

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Some words we can not sound out. We call these words ‘tricky, high-frequency words.’

The appropriate way that books should be handled and read Talking about and describing the different elements of the story such as characters, settings and main events Understanding what is happening in the story and why Looking at the use of language by the author and pictures by the illustrator Reading a range of different text types, in the environment as well as in books

Top tips! Don’t rush your child through the school readers – practise, practise, practise is the key!: 1 st read: Look through the story and talk about what is. happening and who the characters are in each of the. Pictures. 2 nd read: Child decodes and reads “like a robot”. 3 rd read: Child builds confidence and starts to understand. what’s happening. 4 th read: Child develops fluency and expression while reading –. and begins to really understand the text. 5 & 6 th read: Child perfects reading and understanding.

Top tips! WHEN LISTENING TO YOUR CHILD READ.... If your child gets stuck on a word:  Encourage them to use their phonic knowledge or the picture to help them.  Read the rest of the sentence, can they ‘work out’ what the word could be? Discuss with your child the different elements of the story.

Children make more progress when they learn with their parents. All children make more progress with informed parental support. Children of parents who take an active interest in their schooling make greater progress than other children. ‘ Reading is a basic life skill. It is a cornerstone for a child's success in school, and, indeed, throughout life. Without the ability to read well, opportunities for personal fulfilment and job success inevitably will be lost.’ -- Becoming a Nation of Readers: The Report of the Commission on Reading