Transcript Phonics Parent Talk - Malcolm Sargent Primary School

Teaching Phonics at Malcolm
Sargent School
Inspiring Children, Learning Together
What is phonics?
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A method of teaching people to read by
grouping sounds together.
Important Vocabulary:
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Phoneme: A sound that is made by a letter or
group of letters
Grapheme: The letter written down
Digraph: Two letters that make one sound.
Trigraph: Three letters that make one sound.
How is Letters & Sounds taught at Malcolm
Sargent?
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Systematic Synthetic Phonics
Systematic phonics– regular, discrete, explicit phonics
teaching in an agreed and rational sequence
Synthetic phonics – refers to the process of blending,
or synthesising the individual sounds in the word
together. They learn to say individual letter sounds in
the order that they appear in a word. It teaches
children to segment for spelling.
Un systematic phonics is taught incidentally on the
basis of need.
How is Letters & Sounds taught at
Malcolm Sargent?
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Taught twice daily in the morning and afternoon for
15 minute sessions.
Children of all abilities are kept together. This
ensures all children are exposed to the highest level
(phase 5)
Sessions are designed so that all children can achieve
their expected level ( securely working on phase 3 by
end of Foundation, Phase 5 by end of year 1 and
Phase 6 by end of year 2)
What elements make up a phonics
lesson?
Through all the year groups the same key elements can be found
in a phonics session.
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There is a review of previously learned
phonemes.
New sounds are blended to read words
Words are segmented to help with spelling
There is a review/teaching of tricky/high
frequency words.
There is a focus on alphabet and naming letter
Apply - Share a big book
How can you help?
It is important to……..
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Use hands very precisely, to illustrate the idea of
blending and segmenting.
Using mnemonics to help them memorise letters.
Using handwriting as a kinaesthetic activity
introduced early.
Using sound buttons to help blend
Matching learning to children’s attainment.
 Be very clear in the articulation of phonemes.
Foundation Stage
(Phases 1-3)
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We teach ‘satpin’ take the order in which we
teach the letters from ‘Letters and Sounds’
Review first before introducing weekly sounds
Blend
Segment
Alphabet
Apply - Share a big book
Year 1
(Phases 3-5)
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Letter names
Review of previously learned phonemes
Learn new phonemes
Blending new phonemes
Segmenting words containing new phonemes
Apply - Share a big book
Year 2
(Phases 5-6)
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There is a short activity helping children to become
familiar with alphabetical order.
There is a review of all the phonemes learned
previously
New phonemes are introduced and blended as well
as a spelling rule (Phase 6)
Word are segmented for spelling
High frequency words are reviewed
A big book is read to help children to apply
knowledge
Assessment: The National Phonics
Screening Check
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A national test at the end of year 1
Designed to test pupil’s ability to decode and blend
words phonetically
40 words – 20 real words and 20 pseudo words
Pseudo words – gleb sprant (Can only be read
phonetically)
Pass mark is 80% (32/40)
Pupils who do not passed are tested again at the
end of year 2