Phonics in the Foundation Stage Give parents a moment to think about the way they learn to spell and write…. Take a couple of responses? Talk about the fact that most people don’t actually remember because they were so young! Live well, laugh together, learn forever

What are your memories of learning to spell and write? Give parents a moment to think about the way they learn to spell and write…. Take a couple of responses? Talk about the fact that most people don’t actually remember because they were so young! Live well, laugh together, learn forever

What is Phonics? Live well, laugh together, learn forever Phonics is a way of teaching children to read quickly and skillfully. They are taught how to: recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes; identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make - such as ‘sh’ or ‘oo’; blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word. Children can then use this knowledge to ‘de-code’ new words that they hear or see. Children are taught Phonics daily for 20 minutes. We use the ‘Letters and Sounds’ programme which is split into phases. In the Foundation Stage the children are taught Phases 1-4. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Phase 1 Live well, laugh together, learn forever The aim of this phase is to develop children’s speaking and listening skills. Parents can play a vital role in helping their children develop these skills, by encouraging their children to listen carefully and talk extensively about what they hear, see and do. We continue to teach Phase 1 aspects through out the rest of the Foundation Stage. Playing lots of I-spy at this stage really helps. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Phase 2 Live well, laugh together, learn forever During this phase the children will be taught: The first 19 letters Oral blending an segmentation Writing and reading VC and CVC words reading two-syllable words and simple captions. They will also learn to read some high-frequency ‘tricky’ words: I, the, to, go, no. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Phase 3 Live well, laugh together, learn forever During this phase the children are taught: The next 25 graphemes, most of them comprising of two letters (e.g. oa). This is called a digraph. Children also continue to practise CVC blending and segmentation and apply this knowledge to reading and spelling simple two-syllable words and captions. They will also learn letter names during this phase. They will also learn to read some high-frequency ‘tricky’ words: all, are, be, he, her, me, she, they , my, was, we, you Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Phase 4 Live well, laugh together, learn forever During this Phase children are taught: To consolidate their knowledge of graphemes in reading and spelling words containing adjacent consonants and polysyllabic words. To practise CVCC, CCVC and CCVCC blending and segmentation and apply this knowledge to reading and spelling simple two-syllable words and captions. They will also learn to read some high-frequency ‘tricky’ words: come, do, have, like, little, one, out, said, so, some, there, were, what, when Live well, laugh together, learn forever

It must always be remembered that Phonics is the step up to word recognition. Automatic reading and spelling of all words – decodable and tricky – is the ultimate goal. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Can you read the Alien words? Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 1 Phonics Live well, laugh together, learn forever Non-words (Alien words) Vowels and consonants Short and long vowel sounds – soft sounds Letter names and sounds Robot arms Alternative spellings and pronunciations. Phonic phases – ‘Letters and Sounds’ Compound words High frequency words / Tricky words Homework reflects what sounds are being learnt in class. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 1 Grammar and Punctuation Days of the week Plurals – adding –s and –es Adding –ing Adding – er and –est Adding the prefix - ‘un’ Letter families Which word is the correct spelling? ‘Best Bet’ Punctuation – capital letters (for names too), full stops, exclamation marks, question marks, finger spaces Joining sentences with ‘and’ or ‘but’ Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 2 Phonics / Spelling Alternative phonemes Spelling rules for adding suffixes such as s, ing, ed, er, est, ness, ment, ful, and ly Silent letters in words Contractions using apostrophes Possessive apostrophes e.g. Fred’s coat ‘tion’ or ‘shun’ as a suffix Homophones High Frequency words / ‘tricky’ words Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 2 Grammar and Punctuation Joining sentences - Subordination – using ‘when’ ‘if’ ‘that’ ‘because’ - Coordination – using ‘or’ ‘and’ ‘but’ Different types of sentences – statement, command, question, exclamation Verb tenses – past, present, progressive – she is drumming, she was drumming Expanded noun phrases (adding adjectives) Different word groups and how to change one type of word to another. For example - adjective to adverb drowsy to drowsily. Punctuation – As Year 1 plus commas in lists and apostrophes. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Activity Live well, laugh together, learn forever Sort the words into the correct categories: Cambridge you under the quietly Hertfordshire during he silently an Pronoun Preposition Proper noun Adverb Article Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 3 and 4 Spelling Patterns Statutory spelling list divided into manageable chunks for the children to learn. We continue to build upon the phonetical approach used in the earlier years and move to teaching spelling patterns and how these can be applied. By the end of Year 2 they are expected to be able to add suffixes such as ‘ed’ and ‘ing’. This is built upon throughout Years 3 and 4 so that children can apply this rule in a variety of different contexts. There is a current statutory spelling list. These are the Key Words that the children have to learn and we have divided them up so we can teach them over the course of the year. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 3 and 4 Spelling Live well, laugh together, learn forever The children are exposed to a variety of different spelling patterns throughout both year groups to ensure the learning has been consolidated. Prefixes covered Suffixes and word endings covered Other spelling rules un dis mis in il re super anti auto inter sub tion ing sion cian ly ure ous Plurals Past tense Homophones Silent letters Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Grammar Live well, laugh together, learn forever We teach Grammar through our ‘English Warm-ups’ four days a week. This is then practised and answered in a more formal environment on a Friday. We teach many elements of Grammar including different types of punctuation, different word types, sentence structures and identifying main and subordinate clauses. Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Live well, laugh together, learn forever SPaG Testing Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Live well, laugh together, learn forever SPaG Testing Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Live well, laugh together, learn forever Year 5 and 6 Spelling - Revisiting and re-iterating rules previously learnt Standard list of words that each year group should be able to spell Work builds on Phonics and spelling work carried out from the Foundation Stage Year 5 (and particularly Year 6) should be mainly revision Key Spellings each week – rules covered previously Homework - Look, Cover, Write, Check Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Year 5 and 6 Punctuation and Grammar Lesson Starters Grammar Hammer – weekly teaching and independent check Practice test weeks Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Live well, laugh together, learn forever Year 6 Testing English grammar, punctuation and spelling tests (2 papers) Greater focus on knowing and applying grammatical terminology with the full range of punctuation tested. Technical terms in grammar tested. Spelling patterns and methodologies form the basis of spellings tested (phonics taught from Foundation) Live well, laugh together, learn forever

Live well, laugh together, learn forever Spelling Work Usually one pattern / rule per week consolidated through the homework. For example: Spelling with the sound “shun” at the end of a word Sound out the word “shun” after a vowel – ‘best bet’ is t i o n “shun” after a consonant – ‘best bet’ is s i o n “shun” in a job or profession – ‘best bet’ is c i a n Live well, laugh together, learn forever