Phonics Workshop

Aims To develop parents’ confidence in helping their children with phonics and reading To teach the basics of phonics and some useful phonics terms To outline the different stages in phonic development To show examples of activities and resources we use to teach phonics To share websites which parents can use to support their children To give parents an opportunity to ask questions

Why phonics? Research shows that when phonics is taught in a structured way – starting with the easiest sounds and progressing through to the most complex – it is the most effective way of teaching young children to read. It is particularly helpful for children aged 5 to 7. Almost all children who receive good teaching of phonics will learn the skills they need to tackle new words. They can then go on to read any kind of text fluently and confidently, and to read for enjoyment. Children who have been taught phonics also tend to read more accurately than those taught using other methods, such as ‘look and say’. This includes children who find learning to read difficult, for example those who have dyslexia. If you would like to find out more about phonics, visit the phonics section of the Department for Education website.

+ Phonics is all about using … knowledge of the alphabet skills for reading and spelling + Learning phonics will help your child to become a good reader and writer.

Every child in FS and KS1 learns daily phonics at their level They are grouped according to their ability. Phonics gradually progresses to learning spellings – rules etc.

Daily Phonics Every day the children have 15 minute sessions of phonics. • Fast paced approach Lessons encompass a range of games, songs and rhymes based on Jolly Phonics. We use the Letters and Sounds planning document to support the teaching of phonics There are 6 phonics phases which the children work through at their own pace Daily Phonics Phoneme frames, sound buttons, full circle, countdown, flashcards, buried treasure

Daily Phonics Review – revisit previous sounds learnt Teach – New sound of the day or tricky word. Emphasis on sound it makes and letter formation. Practise – practise writing with chalk, on whiteboards or segmenting and blending to read Apply – Environment set up for children to practise throughout day Daily Phonics Phoneme frames, sound buttons, full circle, countdown, flashcards, buried treasure

In school, we follow the Letters and Sounds programme In school, we follow the Letters and Sounds programme. Letters and Sounds is a phonics resource published by the Department for Education and Skills which consists of six phases.

Terminology Phoneme Graphemes Segmenting and blending Digraph Trigraph   Graphemes Segmenting and blending Digraph Trigraph Split digraph Abbreviations

Phase 1 There are 7 aspects with 3 strands. A1 – Environmental A2 – Instrumental sounds A3 – Body Percussion A4 – Rhythm and rhyme A5 – Alliteration A6 – Voice sounds A7 – Oral blending and segmenting.

Phase 2 Set 1: s, a, t, p Set 2: i, n, m, d Set 3: g, o, c, k Set 4: ck, e, u, r Set 5: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss

Phase 2: Learning phonemes to read and write simple words Children will learn their first 19 phonemes: Set 1: s a t p Set 2: i n m d Set 3: g o c k Set 4: ck (as in duck) e u r Set 5: h b l f ff (as in puff) ll (as in hill) ss (as in hiss) They will use these phonemes to read and spell simple “consonant-vowel-consonant” (CVC) words: sat, tap, dig, duck, rug, puff, hill, hiss All these words contain 3 phonemes

Saying the sounds Sounds should be articulated clearly and precisely. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =DWQ6MeccRCU

Phase 3 Set 6: j, v, w, x Set 7: y, z, zz, qu Consonant digraphs: ch, sh, th, ng Vowel digraphs: ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er

They will use these phonemes (and the ones from Phase 2) to read and spell words: chip, shop, thin, ring, pain, feet, night, boat, boot, look, farm, fork, burn, town, coin, dear, fair, sure

Phase 4 This phase consolidates all the children have learnt in the previous phases.

Phase 5 Children will be taught new graphemes and alternative pronunciations for these graphemes. Vowel digraphs: wh, ph, ay, ou, ie, ea, oy, ir, ue, aw, ew, oe, au Split digraphs: a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e

The grapheme ‘ea’ say ‘e head lead read ready bread header ahead instead

Phase 6 The focus is on learning spelling rules for suffixes. -s -es -ing -ed -er -est -y -en -ful -ly -ment -ness

Segmenting Phonics Words Your children will learn to use the term: Children need to be able to hear a whole word and say every sound that they hear .

Segmenting Breaking down words for spelling. cat c a t

Segmenting Queen qu ee n

Blending Phonics Words Your children will learn to use the term: Children need to be able to hear the separate sounds in a word and then blend them together to say the whole word .

Building words from phonemes to read. Blending Building words from phonemes to read. c a t cat

Blending Qu ee n queen

What does a Phonics lesson look like? Revisit/review Flashcards to practice phonemes learnt so far. Teach Teach new phoneme air Practice Buried treasure Air, zair, fair, hair, lair, pair, vair, sair, thair Apply Read captions: The goat had hair The girl had a pair of socks

Year 1 Phonics Screening Check What is the phonics screening check? The phonics screening check is a quick and easy check of your child’s phonics knowledge. It helps the school confirm whether your child has made the expected progress. This takes place early in the summer term. Children are expected to read both real and pseudo (nonsense) words. It is simply a test of their phonic knowledge and blending skills, rather than a general reading test. Pretend parents are the children. Examples of how we develop language

Year 1 Phonics Test

Is there anything I can do at home?

Oral blending: the robot game HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME? Oral blending: the robot game Children need to practise hearing a series of spoken sounds and merging them together to make a word. For example, you say ‘b-u-s’, and your child says ‘bus’. Using the environment to spot sounds/words they already know.

How can I help at home?

How can I help at home? http://www.phonicsplay.co.uk

HOW CAN I HELP AT HOME?

How can I help at home? Sound books for Reception Practise the phonemes together using sound mat Use as flashcards and use them to make different words at home and play phonics games. Reading books will be sent home Useful websites www.phonicsplay.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk (phonics part) www.familylearning.org.uk (Phonic games) http://www.communication4all.co.uk/http/PhonicsPlus.htm http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-3-games.html

Learning to read should be fun for both children and parents. Don’t forget… Learning to read should be fun for both children and parents.

Please have a look at some of the resources we use. Thank you for coming  Any questions? Please have a look at some of the resources we use.