1. Year 1 Phonics
Wednesday 30th January 2019

2. What does phonics look like in school?
Whole class half an hour phonics teaching each day
Focused interventions for those who need it
Whole class reading sessions to apply phonics skills
Integrated into other subjects

3. Phonics Progression

4. Phonics Progression Phase 3

5. Phonics Progression Phase 4
Blends and clusters – not new sounds/phonemes

6. Phonics Progression Phase 5
Some spellings make the same sounds - split digraphs

7. Let’s have a go!
Parents try saying the sounds

8. ay

9. ou

10. ie

11. ue

12. ue
Same spelling, dif sound

13. a_e

14. i_e
Without the e it would be kit

15. Sound Buttons
It’s one thing to know the sounds but another to put this into practice when reading. This is why we teach sound buttons. A dot when the sound only uses 1 letter. A line when more than one letter. Maybe…parents have some scrap paper to try placing sound buttons. The words are from an actual previous test.

16. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
cat

17. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
chip

18. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
thorn

19. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
portrait

20. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
shine
Split digraph

21. Alien Words
The test is to test phonics, not reading so they use alien words so the ch can’t guess/know the words. This doesn’t mean reading doesn’t help!

22. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
yop

23. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
desh

24. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
queep

25. Can you spot the phonemes in these words?
mece

26. Week commencing: 10th June 2019
The Test
Week commencing: 10th June 2019
As you know, we’ve been doing practice tests through the year so the children are used to the format. This means that this week won’t be anything hugely different or scary for the kids.

27. What does the test look like?
Hopefully have a visualiser up.

28. How can I help at home? Read with your child every day
Flashcards to practice sounds
Encourage use of phonics and sound buttons
Parents can also take a handout with a summary of this and phase 3 and 5 sounds

29. Questions