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•Children are taught to read by breaking down
words into separate sounds or ‘phonemes’. They are
then taught how to blend these sounds together to
read the whole word.
•Children have a 20mins phonics lesson each day and
they are encouraged to use these strategies to
read and write in other lessons.
•There are 44 different sounds.
•The aim of the check is to ensure that all children
are able to read by the end of year two.
•This ‘midpoint check’ will ensure that
we have a clear understanding of
what the children need to learn in
year 2.
•The check is very similar to tasks the children already
complete during phonics lessons.
•Children will be asked to ‘sound out’ a word and blend
the sounds together.eg d-o-g - dog
•The focus of the check is to see which sounds the
children know and therefore the children will be asked
to read made up ‘nonsense’ words.
THIS IS NOT A READING TEST
The phonics screening check contains 40
words divided into two sections of 20 words.
Both sections contain a mixture of real
words and pseudo-words (nonsense words).
The nonsense words will have a picture of an
alien beside it so the children can tell the
difference.
The words in section 1 will have a variety of simple word
structures (for example CVC, VCC, CCVC and CVCC)
using:
single letters (a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, I, j, k, l, m, n, o, p,
q(u), r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z)
some consonant digraphs (ch, ck, ff, ll, ng, sh, ss, th, zz)
frequent and consistent vowel digraphs (ar, ee, oi,
oo,or).
The words in section 2 will have a variety of more
complex word structures (for example CCVCC, CCCVC,
CCCVCC and two syllable words) with some:
additional consonant digraphs (ph, wh)
less frequent and consistent vowel digraphs, including
split digraphs (a-e, ai, au, aw, ay, ea, e-e, er, ew, i-e, ie,
ir, oa, o-e, ou, ow, oy, ue, u-e, ur)
trigraphs (air, igh).
•The children will complete the check one at a
time in a quiet area of the school.
•Miss Mc Mackin will conduct all of the
screening checks with the children.
•The screening will only take approximately 10
minutes with each child however there is no
time limit.
•The week beginning 13th June 2016, every
Year 1 child in the country will be taking the
phonics screening check. If a child is ill,
they have until 24th June to complete the
screening.
•You will be informed with a letter to let you
know if your child has reached the
threshold mark.
•The government publish a threshold (pass)
mark.
•Last year, the threshold mark was 32.
•It can change from year to year and this
year the government will publish it on
Monday 27th June.
•A letter will be sent to inform you whether
your child has reached the threshold mark
or not.
•If your child does not reach
the expected threshold, they
will re-do the phonics screening
towards the end of Year 2.
•Encourage your child to ‘sound out’ when reading or writing.
Focusing particularly on spotting more unusual sound patterns.
Eg
Digraph- 2 letters that make one sound
cow
snow
Trigraphs- 3 letters that make one sound
fair night pure
Split digraphs- 2 vowels with a consonant in
between.
spine
- i_e
these - e_e
cube
– u_e
snake -a_e
bone
- o_e
Polysyllabic words-
fighter
bluebell
shampoo
•Encourage your child to use their sound mat when
writing and use their actions to find the sound they
need.
•Children can practise their phonics by playing
games.
•Website lists are available
•http://www.phonicspla
y.co.uk/BuriedTreasure
2.html
•REMEMBER: Phonics is not the only thing
needed to become a fluent reader.
•Please continue to read with your child each night
and encourage them to:
•Sound out
•Re-read to check it makes sense.
•Use pictures for clues.
•Ask questions about the book.
•And most importantly ENJOY READING!