1. Phonics and Reading workshop
Supporting your child
EYFS

3. Sounds – write We focus on pure sounds not letter names. For example:
e is sounded as ‘eh’ not ‘eee’
f is sounded as ‘ffff’ not ‘eff’
Once the children are happy using the sounds they can begin to build words within their reading and writing.

4. Phase 2 – 19 phonemes (6 weeks)
Week s a t p (reading)
Week i n m d
Week g o c k
Week ck e u r (reading and spelling)
Week h b f,ff l,ll ss (2 weeks)
High frequency ‘tricky words’ the, to, no, go, I
High frequency word is, in, it, at, and
Reading single words and captions and made up words

5. Phase 3
Week 6 j v w x Week 7 y z,zz qu Week 8 ch sh th ng Week 9 ai ee o o oo (zoom/cook) Week 10 igh oa ar or Week 11 ur ow oi ear Week 12 air ure er

6. TRICKY WORDS

8. Phase 5
Learn and practise phonemes zh (treasure) ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, wh, ph, ew, oe au, ey, a-e, e-e, i-e, o-e, u-e.
Tricky words oh, their, people, Mr, Mrs, looked, called, asked.

9. Screening Test
40 words and non words The 40 words and non-words are divided into two sections – one with simple word structures of three or four letters, and one with more complex word structures of five or six letters Alien pictures and their names Pass Mark is 32/40

10. Reading with your child
Research has shown that reading to a young child is the single most important thing you can do to help your child’s education.

11. Top Tips! Find the right level
Encourage your child to choose books that they would like to read – picture books
Read harder stories to them – get them involved
Repeat, repeat, repeat

12. Make a regular time together
Try making stories part of bedtime routine
Turn the mobile/TV off
Make up a story - tell them your favourite stories from your childhood

13. Take time to listen, listen, listen
Take it in turns to read the story
Tell them what you love about reading with them
Give them your full attention

14. Strike a balance between perfection and connection
Praise them for their efforts with words they find difficult – don’t jump in and tell them a word straight away
Make a mental note of words/sounds they find tricky and practise these at the beginning of a session

15. Talk about what you’ve read
They can ask you questions
Discuss likes and dislikes of characters/ story lines together
Any surprises in the book?
What might happen next?

16. Enjoy reading everything and everywhere!
Traffic signs, advert, headlines Take a magazine on the bus Online

17. Think outside the book! Join the library – reading challenge
Make a simple books together
Act out some stories with toys

18. Helpful Websites

19. How can you help at home? Planning an outing
Every outing you plan needs your math skill. Whether you go to the beach or the zoo is irrelevant. You will plan your way there and you will use your time wisely, math is your guide that will assist you and help you. When driving you need fuel, oil and water, without it your car will break down. All of these require math.

20. How can you help at home? Banking
Can you imagine going to the bank and not having any idea what you need to do or how to manage your finances. This will cause a huge disaster in your life, and you will be bankrupt within hours!

21. Websites http://nrich.maths.org/primary-upper
(year 6 homeworks – SATs revision)

22. Just take a look around, maths is everywhere!

23. What other support can we offer?
Any questions
What other support can we offer?