1. EYFS Phonics Workshop 2017

2. What is phonics?
• Phonics is a way of teaching children how to read quickly and skilfully.
• Children are taught to read by breaking down words into separate sounds or ‘phonemes’. They are then taught how to blend these sounds together to read the whole word.
• Children have a 20 minute phonics lesson each day and they are encouraged to use strategies learnt here to read and write in other contexts.

3. Let’s Get Ready to…..Fly with Phonics!
Mr Mc

4. Definitions
Phoneme: the smallest unit of sound that distinguishes one word from another. An example would be the ‘ahh’ sound at the beginning of apple (not the letter name, but the sound).
Grapheme: this is the written form (the letter) of the phoneme (sound). For example, if you orally say the ‘a’ sound at the beginning of ‘apple’ and then write the letter ‘a’, the written letter is the grapheme.

5. Definitions
Digraph: two letters that represent one sound. For example the ‘sh’ sound in sh-o-p, shop.
Trigraph: three letters that represent one sound. For example the ‘igh’ sound in n-igh-t, night.
Split Digraph: A split digraph is similar to a digraph (two letters that make one sound), however it is ‘split’ by a consonant. Example: the i-e sound in smile, or the a-e sound in cake.

6. Definitions
Segment: is when you split a word up into its phonemes (sounds).
This is when you ‘sound a word out’.
Blend: is when you push the phonemes (sounds) together to make a word.
c – a – t
cat

7. Part 1: Flight School

8. Part 3: Diagraphs, trigrpahs and split diagraphs
Part 2: Introducing the single sounds, letter names and Boom Shake the Alphabet (weeks 4-11)
Learning how to say the phonemes correctly is vitally important as it will help with how we say our words when we blend, which will also help with our writing. We need to say the sounds with a ‘pure’ voice.
This is the order in which we will teach the sounds.
Part 3: Diagraphs, trigrpahs and split diagraphs

9. Learning the phonemes and writing graphemes
When the children learn a new phoneme they will hear words with the sound in it, learn a catchy song and will then learn a catchphrase to help them write the sound.

10. A Fly with Phonics Lesson
Lets get ready to….fly with phonics.
Mouth and tongue warm up
Review the sounds learnt so far
New sound reveal yourself
Say what you see
Write it
Fun activity to follow up in the learning environment

11. Boom Shake the Alphabet
We have to do this every day  The children LOVE it!
This is important before we move on to learn digraphs, trigraphs and split digraphs as it will help them with spelling these sounds. Lets give it a go!!
Boom Shake the Alphabet

12. Super Power Words!
Super Power Words are high frequency words that we can’t sounds out. Also known as ‘sight words’ or the ever so child friendly ‘tricky words’.
Who has the power? WE DO!!
Time to Review the Words, Time to Review the Words
Super, Power, Super, Power,
Super Power Words
Then we introduce today’s new power word!

13. Super Power Words!
You can also access the Super Power Word YouTube playlist.

14. Resources
We will be sending home a variety of activities and games to play in your child’s phonic brain builder book relating to their learning that week.
Youtube: Boom Shake the Alphabet / Super Power words

15. Reading at Home
Read your child’s favourite story over and over again this will help with story development.
Join the local library, it is FREE! 
Read logos, point at street signs.
Write the sounds they have learnt onto pieces of paper,
Hide them around the house and go on a hunt.
Reading book from school:
Help your child be ‘on their way’ by pointing out sounds or Super Power Words that we have already taught.
Even if your child isn’t able to read the words ‘yet’, you can orally segment the words and get them to practise their blending.

16. Lets have some fun  Any Questions?
We’ll bring the children out to come and play some games 
Thank you for your time