Reading and Phonics 4th October 2016

Welcome Miss Collier- Ladybird Class Mrs Boothman Mrs Everitt and Miss Rose - Dragonfly Class Mrs Halls (Miss Bobbie 1-1) Mrs Moss- Butterfly Class Mrs Frost

Settling In

Reading and Phonics What is phonics? What is reading? What is writing?

Phonics Through phonics, we teach children the difference between the sounds and names of letters. There are 26 letters and 44 sounds Alphabet; a-z 18 digraphs

Learning the letter name ‘S’ and its sound ‘sssss’ Action; weave hand like a snake and say ssssssss

Digraphs – two letters making one sound sh, ch, th, qu, ng, ai, ee, ie, oa, oo/oo, or, er, ow, oi

This is called blending. The children can then use their knowledge of these sounds to read and spell words The letters are introduced in a particular order. Children begin reading and spelling words after the first six letters have been introduced. t-i-n t-a-p p-i-n This is called blending.

Sound Books 1. Please practise letter sound, name and action 2. Trace over letter in different colour to practise formation (rainbow letters) 3. Continue the learning!! Monday 5th Oct- Introduce sounds Friday 9th Oct- Sound Books Home

Reading Children… 1. … read and understand simple sentences 2. … use their phonic knowledge to decode regular words and read them aloud accurately 3. … read some common irregular words (Tricky Words) 4. … demonstrate understanding when talking with others about what they have read (comprehension)

Reading should be fun! Share, listen and read regularly Read for a purpose Build up reading time gradually Reading is complex!

To help your child read at home, please encourage them to: Point to the words Talk about the pictures Make predictions about what will happen next Talk about individual letters and sounds

Reading diaries Change book twice a week Please write a comment Encourage your child to take care of their book (book wallets) Please continue to read to your child, especially bedtime stories Remember, reading is fun! Reading Diaries and Books home Week before October Half Term

Children… 1. … use their phonic knowledge to write words in ways which match their spoken sounds 2. … write some irregular common words 3. … write simple sentences which can be read by themselves and others 4. … attempt to write words that are spelt correctly and others that are phonetically plausible http://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/reading-owl/expert-help/phonics-made-easy Writing

Children use their sounds to spell words and write independently. Independent writing Children use their sounds to spell words and write independently.

Reminders Yellow sound books will go home each Friday and are to be returned each Monday Magic Moments Look out for the Fortnightly Overview Parent helper letters will go out soon

Questions?