2. What is phonics? phonics is Skills of segmentation and blending segmentation + KnowledgeKnowledge of the alphabetic code

3. Some definitions A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word beach

4. Definitions Blending When your push each phoneme in a word together. Segmenting When you break up a word into the different phonemes.

5. Grapheme Letter(s) representing a phoneme taiigh eigh tap train light weight

6. Pure Sounds It is important that each phoneme is said as a pure sound in order for blending to happen.

9. Phase 4 Putting consonants together to make blends: ccvc – Sp/ai/n, fl/igh/t, st/o/p cvcc – j/u/mp, h/e/lp ccvcc – cl/a/mp, cr/e/st cccvc – thr/oa/t

11. New Curriculum… Read all phase 3,4 and 5 words by end of Year 1 Read a range of common words by sight; the, said, were, was…. Read a word which repeats by sight Read multisyllabic/compound words – bedroom, toothbrush… Read words ending in common suffixes – bringing, looked, hiding, grabbed

12. Year 1 phonics screening check (June) 40 words 20 real 20 pseudo Phase 3,4,5 32 pass rate reached/not reached Re-take in Year 2

14. How to Support at home Reading every day! Play games

15. A Reading Session It needs to feel special and fun Talk about the book before reading Let your child look and read the book before reading it to you Let your child hold the book and turn the pages If they get to a word they don’t know; ask them to try to sound it out. If they don’t know tell them the word Try to encourage them to remember common repeatable words throughout the text. Ask them to re-read sentences to develop reading for meaning Do not cover up the pictures At the end of the text ask your child to recall the main parts of the text Ensure you read stories to them as well – you are their reading role model!

16. Example Tricky word – read by sight (repeats) Might be a challenging word but not tricky – talk about wh and then they can blend. Child can segment (t/r/u/ck) then blend Child will know split digraph i-e but will not see that e has gone. Will need talking through. Can they then spot it in taking? Always re-read sentences fluently to make meaning of text.

17. Games & Application Phonics is best taught through games which develop blending and segmenting skills. It is important for children to then practise and develop their blending when reading their book.

18. Phoneme Count dog train frog jump witch string

19. Alien or Real?

20. Phoneme Frames sh ee p

22. freezing turned brushed

23. Useful Resources Websites – Google phonic games (phonicsplay. co.uk, BBC KS1 bitesize, ictgames.com, letters and sounds.com Learning gateway – Education City Bug Club twinkl – resources for games (charge for these) Paper, pens & a list of words!