Primary 1 Curriculum Workshop:Language 23/02/2019

Primary 1 Language Reading Writing Talking Listening 23/02/2019

INTERDICIPLINARY CONTEXTS TERM 1 Road Safety TERM 2 The Seasons TERM 3 Ourselves TERM 4 People Who Help Us In School 23/02/2019

Early Language Skills 23/02/2019

What helps Reading? Awareness of rhyme Being able to first identify & then recognise letters Others at home modelling reading 23/02/2019

Concepts of Print Back, front, picture, page, cover Recognition of letters upper and lower case Rhyme, alliteration Letter, space, word, sentence, punctuation Left -> right, top -> bottom Knowing what they read, the difference between text and pictures 23/02/2019

Our Approach to Reading Not just one method but a range of strategies Look and Say Phonics Reading for Meaning Why? All children are different and have different learning styles 23/02/2019

Phonics Blending ca t Onset and rime c at Synthetic phonics 23/02/2019

Reading Homework Later Reading Homework Now Match words and letters Build words using letters Build a sentence using words Copy letters, words and sentences Look for words/letters in the environment Reading Homework Later Learn new words, revisit old ones Paired Reading Ask both literal and inferential questions Ask child to sequence story, predict, retell Link what they have read to what they already know Apply what they know about sounds and words to writing 23/02/2019

What is Paired Reading? Promotes reading skills, self confidence and enjoyment of books Sharing a book – 4 stages Parent reads Parent and child read together - adult taking the lead Parent and child read together - child encouraged to take the lead Child reads 23/02/2019

A time of day, day of the week, date etc QUESTION WORD? ANSWER Who A person, a name When A time of day, day of the week, date etc Where A place Which The reader usually has to choose from a selection What Depends on how the question is worded, but usually a thing How An explanation How many A number How..big, far, tall etc Also involve an explanation Why A reason (very often using because) 23/02/2019

Reading doesn’t have to look like this. 23/02/2019

All Reading is Valuable Alone Being read to Reading to an adult/other child Research/ instructions Newspapers/ comics 23/02/2019

Listening Skills Good eye contact, sitting still, nodding, responding Hear small differences (p & b) Recite rhymes and poems from memory Listen for information, instructions and directions Retell simple stories, instructions, correctly sequenced Take a turn 23/02/2019

Talking Skills Ask for help Ask/answer questions Give simple definitions Express thoughts and feelings Be able to use new words and phrases to express, ideas, thoughts and feelings Speak clearly and audibly Be aware of their audience Convey information, instructions and directions 23/02/2019

Pre Writing Child needs to develop muscle tone and control in fingers and hands Construction toys like, Duplo, Lego, Mecanno Play Dough, plasticine Jigsaws Threading beads, tying laces, zips, buttons Cutting, gluing, sticking, painting, scribbling, colouring in, tracing, dot to dot 23/02/2019

Writing Pencil hold Letter formation Experiment with writing Write own name Understand we use writing to communicate Copy a letter, word, sentence Compose a sentence Think and talk about writing before starting WEBSITES: english alphabet sky writing sebran 23/02/2019