1. Phonics workshop Friday 8 th November 2013

2. Read, Write, Inc. How does it work? Introduce/re-cap letter sounds Word cards ‘Fred fingers’ ‘Air-writing’ and letter formation Move onto ditty books/coloured books and writing activities- differentiated to suit your child’s ability

3. Read, Write, Inc. Children are assessed regularly by their child’s class teacher or maybe by the RWI manager This information is used to track children’s progress and decide on new groupings Mrs Fredericks and I both provide support- in two groups a the moment

4. Read, Write, Inc.

5. If children are really finding it hard, they may be provided with 1:1 daily sessions Children that need to be ‘extended’ will be catered for during the session too- providing a challenge for them Some children may go to other classes for RWI- the phonics part, for the first 15 minutes of the lesson after break

6. Learning to read High frequency words Reading books to ‘share and enjoy’ Children may start to bring home books from different coloured levels- depending on their ability Pronouncing the sound correctly Segmenting and blending c-a-t= cat

7. Learning to read Read WITH your child regularly Read TO you child regularly Develops their language, imagination and vocabulary Visit the library- great resource Storytelling Every child is different and will progress at different rates

8. Handwriting Pre-cursive Why did we introduce it? Every letter starts in the same place Better for the ‘flow’ of writing Children will adapt to seeing and reading different fonts and styles of writing- we have a variety within our classroom environment

9. Any questions???