Transcript Literacy Workshop - Galley Common Infant School Nuneaton

Reading and Phonics
Workshop
Thursday 13th October 2011
Aims of the meeting…
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Spellings
Reading in the Foundation Stage
Reading in Years 1 and 2: phonics!
Phonics Activities
Spelling Test!
Can you spell
these words?
flursed
deplotal
splooter
shareet
Spellings
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Knowledge of phonics is useful in spelling
new words.
Close connection between phonics and
spelling.
Key Stage 1- high frequency words and
phonic spellings.
Tested in different ways…
How can I help my child?
Use the look, cover, write check method.
 Practise words within a cloze.
Mary saw a _____ on the roof.
 Practise words in a sentence.
Mary saw a cat on the roof.
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Phonics in the Foundation Stage
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Jolly Phonics
Tricky words
Sound association
Practical activities
Visual clues
Reading in Years 1 and 2
Reading Test!!!!!
Can you read these words?
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crassled
plartions
Maffed
ruetrope
What does this tell us about
reading?
Using phonics is integral to reading.
 Children in Years 1 and 2 need to develop
efficient word building skills e.g.
NOT: f-i-s-h-i-n-g
BUT: f-i-sh-ing
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WARNING!
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Though phonic strategies are very useful
in reading, spelling and writing there are
many words where these sounds do not
apply.
Sight words: words your child needs to
learn by sight e.g.
the
would
he
she
Searchlights
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Phonic (sounds and spelling)
Knowledge of context
Grammatical knowledge
Word recognition and graphic knowledge
Key Stage 1 – Letters and
Sounds
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6 phases
Range of activities – 25 minutes
Revisit
Teach - Demonstration – teacher models
Practise- Show me – e.g. using
whiteboards
Apply - Get up and go - movement
Suggested daily teaching sequence
Introduction( objectives & success criteria)
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Revisit & review
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Teach
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Practise
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Apply
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Assess learning against success criteria
Phase Four
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Consolidates knowledge of GPCs
Introduces adjacent consonants
No new GPCs
Typical duration: 4-6 weeks
Phase Five
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Introduces additional graphemes
Introduces alternative pronunciations for
reading
Introduces alternative graphemes for
spelling
Developing automaticity
Throughout Year One
Phase Six
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Increasing fluency and accuracy
Throughout Year Two (although teaching
of spelling continues well into KS2)
So what does your child need to
know?
Reception: initial, medial and end sounds.
Onset-rime e.g. bat, cat, hat
- Long vowel sounds introduced
 Year 1: Long vowel sounds and blends-beginning and
end clusters e.g.pl,fr and sh, ch
 Year 2: Reinforce long vowel sounds: a e i o u as well
as ar,or,er, ch, ph, wh etc.
Working on spelling, including prefixes and suffixes,
doubling and dropping letters etc.
 Children have high frequency words to learn in each
year group.
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Activities
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Foundation Stage: Jolly Phonics x2
Key Stage 1: Letters and Sounds x2
ICT: Interactive Whiteboard Activities
Please use the numbers in sequence to
move to each table…