Transcript How to help at home - Stafford Leys Primary School

Welcome to the
Stafford Leys
Phonics afternoon.
Can you read this word?
ghoti
Ghoti = fish
ghoti
fish
enough
women
emotion
What is phonics?
Two main elements
Blending
Recognising the letter sounds
in a written word, for example
c-u-p, and merging or synthesising
them in the order in which they
are written to pronounce the
word ‘cup’
Segmenting
Identifying the individual
sounds in a spoken word (e.g.
h-i-m) and writing down or
manipulating letters for each
sound to form the word ‘him’
Phonics at Stafford Leys
www.standards.
dfes.gov.uk/
phonics
A phonetic approach to reading?
• Phonics places much emphasis on teaching the
letter sounds first.
• The children are taught to listen carefully to
the sounds in words, to identify them and
relate them to the letters.
• Children learn to read faster when they know
the letter sounds, and can work out words for
themselves.
• Independent writing starts earlier and
accurate spelling develops more quickly.
The advantages of using a
phonetic approach
• It teaches the main letter sounds early on
• It relates the sounds to the symbols and so
helps the children to understand the
alphabetic code used for reading and writing
• It enables parents to be involved
• When the children have a way of writing each
letter sound, they are able to write whatever
they want early on
• It provides a multi sensory approach, linking
sounds with movement
Enunciation
• Teaching phonics
requires a technical
skill in enunciation
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• Phonemes should be
articulated clearly
and precisely
Letters and Sounds DVD Phase 2
Enunciation
Cat becomes
ker – a - ter
5 basic skills
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Letter sounds
Letter formation
Blending
Segmenting
Tricky words
Letter sounds
s
m
ck
f
j
zz
a
d
e
t
g
u
p
o
r
i
c
h
n
k
b
ff l
ll ss
v w x y z
qu ch sh th ng
Digraphs
Two letters that make one sound
ai
ng
th
oa
oo
th
ie
ch
qu
ee
sh
ou
er
ar
ue
Split digraphs
Two letters that represent one sound but that
are split by another letter
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i-e as in like, engine, machine
a-e as in make, came, same
oe as in home
u-e as in rude
e-e as in these
Trigraphs
Three letters that make one sound
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igh as night and height
ear as in dear
air as in fair
ure as in sure
Learning the letter sound
S s
Learning the ‘s’ phoneme
Action: using hand make a
wavy shape from high to
low to represent a snake
moving whilst saying ‘s.’
Letter formation
• See it: flash cards
• Feel it: textured letters (sandpaper,
‘squidgy’ letters, string letters)
• Write it: in the air, using paint, using
water on the ground, in mud, snow, bath
bubbles, sand…
EYFS Phoneme sheets
Pencil grip
• Tripod grip
• ‘Froggy legs’ movement
Blending (leading to reading)
S s
Blending words
sat it pat
tap pan nip
Segmenting (leading to writing)
dog
pig
nest
Reading tricky words
Games
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What games can you play at home?
• Sound/action/word recognition games
• Show your child a sound and ask them to
complete the action, say the sound, or give an
object that begins with that sound
• Turn a set of ‘sound’ cards face up, you complete
an action or say a sound and ask your child to
find the correct card to match it
• Show an object and ask your child to find the
beginning sound, or show the action
• Quick recall of words that they are shown
• Use the words in a sentence. Orally or written
• Lots of variety is best
Other games to play
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Spot the sound/letter/word
Pairs game
Snap
Reading words
Building words and sentences
Letter/word/sentence bingo
Sharing books
Reading together
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School reading books
Reading books from home
Library books
Newspapers
Magazines
Comics
Cereal packets
Game instructions
Etc, etc, etc
Independent writing
The children need to know:
• The 42 letter sounds
• How to hear the sounds in words
• One way of writing the letters for the sounds
• What they want to say
Praise and encouragement
• Inspire them to keep learning
• Keep them motivated and excited about
learning
• Verbal praise and rewards such as stickers
are excellent encouragers
Parents
• Support from home is invaluable in helping your
child to learn to read and write.
• It is essential that home and school work
closely together in order to provide the best
support for your child.
Key points!
• Every child is different
• Children learn/progress at different rates
• Do not become frustrated – keep going. It
will eventually pay off! We promise!!!
Thank you for
attending the
Stafford Leys
Phonics afternoon
Any questions?