1. Reading Workshop
Tuesday 3rd November 2015

2. Helping children read at home
Welcome
Synthetic phonics
Reading in school
Helping children read at home
Contributions to Learning Journey – Wow moments
Learning Logs

3. Synthetic Phonics
Synthetic Phonics - children are taught to ‘synthesise’ (i.e. put together or build up) pronunciations for unfamiliar written words by translating letters into sounds and blending the sounds together (‘blending = ‘synthesising’).
c a t – 3 sounds
l a p t o p – 6 sounds
r o ck i ng ch air – 7 sounds
f ar m y ar d – 6 sounds

4. Articulation of phonemes
Short sounds - b, c, d, t, etc.
Long sounds - f, m, n, r, s, v, z etc.
Whispered sounds – h, p, qu, w, wh etc.
Sounds with 2/3 letters ch, sh, th, ai, ee, ie, oa, oo, igh, air etc.
Jolly Phonics booklet
Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds (British English) - YouTube
JOLLY SONGS A-Z(from the big book JOLLY SONGS) - YouTube

5. Reading in School Guided reading – reading the same book in pairs
Children hold their own book and point under the text with their finger
Discuss front cover, illustrations and content
Children take turns to read and listen to each other
Activities such as finding a particular word or letter sound
Discuss to check understanding

6. Home Reading Books
Select one book within a colour level (indicated in the Reading Record) before or after school as necessary.
If your child attends club – speak to the staff who will help your child choose a new book
Reading Record - write the title of each book, add a comment if appropriate
Jolly Phonics booklet – this contains all the letter sounds that will be taught this year
Please send the reading wallet into school every Monday with the Reading Record and a new reading book inside – your child’s teacher will write a comment each week

7. Reading at home Choose a time of day that suits you and your child
Find a comfortable place to read
Children hold their own book and point under the text with their finger
Children will use a variety of strategies - picture clues, context, initial letters, memorising, sight words, phonics etc.
Discuss front cover, illustrations and content to reinforce understanding
Children will learn words by sight, these will be sent home in a Sight Word Book once your child recognises 20+ letter sounds

8. Developing a love of books
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Author
Illustrator
Publisher
Text
Front cover
Back cover
Blurb
Title
Spine
Beginning
Middle
End
Characters
Setting

9. Enjoying Reading Books Comics Newspapers Magazines Leaflets Catalogues
Recipes
Food labels
Road signs
Shop signs
Instructions
Shopping list

10. Contributions to your child’s learning journey
Copy of Early Learning Goals
Parent/carer Wow Moments contribution sheet
Note down briefly what your child says and/or does
Give the completed Wow Moment to your child’s teacher
Wow Moments will be celebrated and then displayed on the Wow Board

11. Learning logs/Show and tell
Speaking and listening
Personalised learning
Children are able to do as much or as little as they would like to
Home/school liaison and involvement of parents/carers

12. websites Any questions? Please complete the short questionnaire
mrthorne.com
Jolly Phonics Letter Sounds (British English) – YouTube
JOLLY SONGS A-Z(from the big book JOLLY SONGS) - YouTube
Any questions?
Please complete the short questionnaire
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