1. Phonics and Reading in Reception
Mrs Meek and Mrs Nixon

2. Phrases you might hear
Tricky words (irregular words) – words that cannot be sounded out phonetically e.g. she, he, no, go, the, me, by, my
Blending – putting the sounds together to read
c- u- p ‘cup’
Segmenting - breaking a word up to spell

3. We use:
Sound buttons
Robot sound talk
Phoneme fingers
Pictures and words to match

4. Early Learning Goal Reading
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 they have read.

5. How we teach reading Model segmenting and blending words
Use of sound buttons to read words
Signs around the classroom that the children can read.
Reading sentences with sounds that the children know.
Teach tricky words (words that can not be sounded out. KC

6. Individual Reading We read twice a week with every child.
We ask them questions about what they have read.
Individual key rings are checked

7. How you can help Help your child learn the tricky words
Read everyday with your child including the keyring and sign the diary
You can read to your child
Ask questions about the story. What is the story about? What is your favourite part? Why?
Point to a tricky word and ask them what it is
Visit the local library

8. Questions