1. Phonics in the Foundation Stage
Church Hill Infant School
Phonics in the Foundation Stage

2. Our Aim To inspire! A love of reading and books!
Children seeing themselves as writers!

3. We use Letters and Sounds to deliver our phonics teaching

4. I am learning to hear and make sounds
Phase 1
I am learning to hear and make sounds
Phase 2
I am learning some letter sounds and how to put them together to make words
Phase 3
I am learning all the sounds and what they look like
Phase 4
I am learning to read and spell more difficult words
Phase 5
I am learning that some sounds can be spelt differently and am trying to write them
Phase 6
I am learning to read and spell fluently and effectively

5. High frequency words aligned with Phases
The Phases
Phase 1
Phase 2
6 weeks
High frequency words aligned with Phases
Phase 3
12 weeks
Phase 4
4/6 weeks
Phase 5 Y1
Phase 6 Y2

6. Phoneme single unit of sound
Can be represented
by one or more letters
(ch, ll, igh)
Same phoneme can be
represented in
more than one way
(ay, ai, a-e, a)
Same spelling
may represent
more than one sound
(ea – bread, heat)

7. Phoneme
A single unit of sound a b f l ng m r th

8. The visual representation of the sound
Grapheme
The visual representation of the sound

9. Splitting the word into its separate sounds/phonemes
Segment
Splitting the word into its separate sounds/phonemes
bed b e d f a s t
fast s p a sh
splash l

10. Putting the sounds together to make words
Blend
Putting the sounds together to make words l ay p
air ch

11. Letter progression (one set per week)
Set 1: s a t p
Set 2: i n m d
Set 3: g o c k
Set 4: ck e u r
Set 5: h b f, ff l, ll ss

12. Letter progression ch sh th ng ai ee igh oa oo ar or ur
Set 6: j v w x*
Set 7: y z, zz qu*
Plus…
ch sh th ng ai ee
igh oa oo ar or ur
ow oi ear air ure er

15. Common Exception words
Words that you cannot decode. High frequency words- words that we use a lot
was
the he
you
some
all

16. Let’s practice!

22. Driving torque reduction in linkage mechanisms using joint compliance for robot head
The conventional linkage mechanisms with compliant joint have been widely studied and implemented for increasing the adaptability of the mechanism to external contacts.
However, the analysis of how compliant joints in linkage mechanism can reduce the energy consumption isn’t still studied deeply. In a mobile service robot head, the actions of blinking the eyes and moving the eyeballs are realized by the planar linkage mechanism respectively. Therefore, minimizing the driving torques through motion trajectories for the linkage mechanism, which will be beneficial to extend the working time for mobile service robots.
The dynamic modeling of the linkage mechanism with springs-loaded compliant joint is established. An optimization procedure for obtaining the optimal parameters of springs is proposed for minimizing the max value of driving torques within a range of desired operating conditions.

23. Reading and Writing Focus activities Book bands Reading books
Reading Journals
Reading Stars
Guided Reading and Individual Reading
‘Reading Eggs’
Opportunities for children to apply their learning

24. Expectations Early Learning Goals Reading Writing
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 what they have read.
Writing
Children use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds. They also use some irregular common words. They write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others. Some words are spelt correctly and others are phonetically.

25. Hear your child read –little and often
Ways to help at home
Lots of talk!
Lots of experiences!
Lots of stories!
Activities
Website
Hear your child read –little and often
Joy of reading!
No pressure!

26. Any questions?

28. Many thanks.
Safe journey home!