Transcript Phonics Workshop 2015

What is phonics?
phonics is
Skills of
segmentation
and blending
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Knowledge of
the alphabetic
code
Some definitions
A phoneme is the smallest unit of
sound in a word
beach
Definitions
• Blending
When your push each phoneme in a word
together.
• Segmenting
When you break up a word into the different
phonemes.
Grapheme
Letter(s) representing a phoneme
t
tap
ai
train
igh
light
eigh
weight
Pure Sounds
It is important that each
phoneme is said as a
pure sound in order for
blending to happen.
Phase 4
Putting consonants together to make blends:
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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
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
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
How to Support at home
•Reading every day!
•Play games
A Reading Session
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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!
Example
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.
Child can
segment (t/r/u/ck)
then blend
Tricky word – read
by sight (repeats)
Might be a challenging
word but not tricky – talk
about wh and then they can
blend.
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.
Phoneme Count
dog
train
frog
jump
witch
string
Alien or Real?
Phoneme Frames
sh ee
p
brushed
turned
freezing
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!