1. Phonics Workshop
Year 1

2. Aims To share information about the phonics screening
To share information about set 3 sounds, especially, split digraphs
How best to support your child at home
To share/talk through common issues faced by parents at home
To share ‘extra sounds’ phonics booklet and past screening

3. What is the phonics screening?
Introduced by the government to test children's level of reading (although we know phonics is not the only way a child learns to read...)
Children are screened at the end of Year 1
What happens if my child does not pass? Children can retake the screening in Year 2.

4. What does the phonics screening look like?
The phonics screening consists of 40 words to read. Some are real words and some are nonsense words.
Real words.
Nonsense
words or
alien names.
Materials can be found online.

5. What is a sound button?

6. When: (Week beginning) Monday 10th June 2019 How: Class teachers will carry out in school one-to-one

7. What is a split digraph? i-e in nice and bike e-e in even and Steven
A split digraph is two letters, split, making one sound:
e.g. a-e in make and cake
i-e in nice and bike
e-e in even and Steven
o-e in phone home
u-e in cute flute
Ay hay, rain, face

8. Can you find the split digraphs in these words?
Use your sound buttons.
shape slide complete
brute theme
Ay hay, rain, face

9. Sound Families: Some sounds can be written in several different ways...
ee family
ee I can see
ea Cup of tea
ey money money money
y happy baby
e-e even Steven
The complex code.

10. Sound Families: Some sounds can be written in several different ways...
oa family
oa goat in a boat
oe Joe's toe
ow blow in the snow
o go go volcano
o-e phone home
The complex code.

11. Sound Families: Some sounds can be written in several different ways...
ay family
ay May I play?
ai Snail in the rain
eigh Eight eight eight 8 8 8
ey They are grey
a-e Bake a cake
The complex code.

12. What can you do at home to prepare?
Ensure that children know their set 1, 2, and 3 and extra sounds – use these sound mats and their new phonics booklets.
The complex code.

13. What can you do at home?
Play lots of phonics games on:
Work your way through your sound books.
The complex code.

14. Other ways to support your child are...
Read everyday!
Finding reading material to match their interests
Reading a range of material, e.g. magazines, comics, newspapers, posters
Show your love and enthusiasm for reading!!
Ay hay, rain, face

15. Issues at home...?
Ay hay, rain, face