2. Phonics for EFL Using phonics to develop literacy and pronunciation skills in the EFL classroom Karen Elliott 2014

3. Talk Overview Introduction Consonants Vowels Irregular spellings (tricky words) Wrap up

4. Introduction: A phonics journey... Introduce yourself to your partner or group… and say one thing you know about phonics

5. Phonics is... the relationship between the spoken and written language sound-spelling patterns the Alphabetic Code alternative spellings for the same phonemes ‘tricky’ words (words that don’t follow the patterns)

6. Listen and say the words you hear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

7. moo cluck knock drip beep crunch tick tock splash

8. tick tock knock cluck splash crunchmoo drip beep One sound can be represented with one letter (a grapheme), two letters (a digraph) – or more. Blending sounds makes words. Sounds can be long or short. Short vowel sounds are usually represented with one letter and long vowel sounds are usually represented by two (or more).

9. bc / kdfgh bat rabbit cat kick dog daddy fish puff elephant golf bigger hat jlmnpr jam giraffe orange bridge leg silly map mummy net sunny know pig happy rock hurry write stvwxyz sun dress horse circle top kitty vanwind when boxyeszoo buzz cheese legs chsh*th / thqung chips witch ship chef *zh: vision that / threequeen king think The English Alphabetic Code: Consonants with major alternative spellings

10. bc / kdfgh bat rabbit cat kick dog daddy fish puff elephant golf bigger hat jlmnpr jam giraffe orange bridge leg silly map mummy net sunny know pig happy rock hurry write stvwxyz sun dress horse circle top kitty vanwind when boxyeszoo buzz cheese legs chsh*th / thqung chips witch ship chef *zh: vision that / threequeen king think The English Alphabetic Code: Consonants with major alternative spellings

11. Consonants: alternative spellings cat – kick flower – phonics nest – know right – write jam – giraffe – orange – bridge chips – pitch went – when sun – city zoo – legs – cheese

12. w wh Super Minds 2

13. Kid’s Box 2

14. 1. Alternative spelling pattern for the ‘f’ sound. Kid’s Box 3

15. f ph f f f

16. bc / kdfgh bat rabbit cat kick dog daddy fish puff elephant golf bigger hat jlmnpr jam giraffe orange bridge leg silly map mummy net sunny Know pig happy rock hurry write stvwxyz sun dress horse circle top kitty vanwind when boxyeszoo buzz cheese legs chsh*th / thqung chips witch ship chef *zh: vision that / threequeen king think The English Alphabetic Code: Consonant pairs (voiced and unvoiced)

17. Unvoiced / voiced consonant pairs pet – bet came – game tent – dent fan – van cheap – jeep seal – zeal fashion – fusion breath – breathe

18. Super Minds 3

19. Super Minds 3 WB 2. Voiced / unvoiced consonant pair ‘f’ and ‘v’.

20. Super Minds 3 WB f f f f ff v v v

21. Thursday teeth mother weather months clothes Earth 1. There are thirty-two teeth in an adult’s mouth. 2. She bought some new ________ to wear to the theatre. 3. These three children are waiting for their __________. 4. My father’s birthday is on _________. 5. What terrible __________ : rain, lightning and thunder! 6. The __________ is the third planet from the sun. 7. There are twelve __________ in a year. One spelling pattern, two sounds. 3. Complete the sentences. Colour the voiced ‘th’ sound blue and the unvoiced ‘th’ sound yellow.

22. Thursday teeth mother weather months clothes Earth Thththth 1. There are thirty-two teeth in an adult’s mouth. ththth 2. She bought some new clothes to wear to the theatre. Thththth 3. These three children are waiting for their mother. ththTh 4. My father’s birthday’s on Thursday. thth 5. What terrible weather : rain, lightning and thunder! Thththth 6. The Earth is the third planet from the sun. Thth 7. There are twelve months in a year. One spelling pattern, two sounds. 3. Complete the sentences. Colour the voiced ‘th’ sound blue and the unvoiced ‘th’ sound yellow.

23. Blending Friendly blends (initial position) f r

24. br cr dr fr gr tr thr pr Super Minds 2

26. br dr br cr gr trdr

27. 4. The Friendly Blenders Game: initial blends frgrtrdrspst frog...also br, cr, pr, thr, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, squ, scr, spl, spr, str

28. 4. The Friendly Blenders Game: initial blends frgrtrdrspst frog friend green great grandma train tree drink drive draw spot spring stop stay street...also br, cr, pr, thr, bl, cl, fl, gl, pl, sl, sc, sk, sm, sn, sp, st, squ, scr, spl, spr, str

29. Vowels short and long sounds long sounds: monophthongs or diphthongs

30. aeiou antegg bread ininononupup aieeieoaueoi rain day lake see eat scene funny pie my light mine boat yellow home cue new cube oil boy ouoo / ʊ / / oo /u:/arorer + / ǝ / house brown look / moon blue rule parkshort talk awful autumn her bird nurse sister The English Alphabetic Code: Vowels with main alternative spellings

31. Short vowel sounds There are seven short vowel sounds a, e, i, o, u... / ʊ / foot; put / ǝ / father; a, the

32. a) c ___ p b) p___ n e) b ___ s f) b ___ n c) d ___ g d) c ___ t g) t ___ n h) s ___ n 10 1. Complete and say the words containing short vowels.

33. a) c _a_ p b) p_e_ n e) b _u_ s f) b _i_ n c) d _o_ g d) c _u_ t g) t _e_ n h) s _u_ n 10 1. Complete and say the words containing short vowels. aeiou havebreadgivegonelove

34. Long vowel sounds ten long vowel sounds alternative spellings same spellings, different pronunciations

35. KB2 PBp8 KB1PBp8

36. The ai / ay sound say day play May rain train tail wait name game cake plane

37. The ai / ay sound 2. Find the words in the snake snakedayraincakelatesaytail Complete the sentences 1.We saw a big snake at the zoo. 2.How do you ______ that in English? 3.I’m sorry I’m _______ for class. 4.I like _________ but I don’t like cheese. 5.A monkey has got a long ________. 6.‘What _____ is it?’ ‘It’s Monday.’ 7.It’s cloudy today. It’s going to ________.

38. The ai / ay sound 2. Find the words in the snake snakedayraincakelatesaytail Complete the sentences 1.We saw a big snake at the zoo. 2.How do you say that in English? 3.I’m sorry I’m late for class. 4.I like cake but I don’t like cheese. 5.A monkey has got a long tail. 6.‘What day is it?’ ‘It’s Monday.’ 7.It’s cloudy today. It’s going to rain.

39. The ee sound see tree bee week read team sea eat these theme scene

40. ee, ea, y or ey? tr_____ t____ch sp____k ver__ b_____ch ____t t_____th mon____ gr_____n sl_____p funn___ monk___ 3. The ee sound + tricky words me, we, he, she and be

41. ee, ea, y or ey? tree teach speak very beach eat teeth money green sleep funny monkey 3. The ee sound + tricky words me, we, he, she and be

42. The ie sound my try fly cry pie tries flies cries like bike fine mine high night right

43. The ie sound

44. 4. Circle the words with the ie / y / i_e / igh spellings pieflylightrideprizericecrynightpinebike pie pine

45. The ie sound 4. Circle the words in the snake pie fly light ride prize rice cry night pine bike

46. The oa sound boat coat goal road note nose phone home show grow slow know

47. 5. Change the words to make the long oa sound e.g. sock – soak not ______ got _______ rod _______ / _______ hop _________ rob _______ cot ________ clock ________

48. 5. Change the words to make the long oa sound e.g. sock – soak not note got goat rod road / rode hop hope rob robe cot coat clock cloak

49. Kid’s Box 2 p28

50. Kid’s Box 2 p58

51. 6. Same spelling, different sounds: Colour the words yellow or brown: know – now – show – slow – down – town – own – cow

52. 6. Same spelling, different sounds: Colour the words yellow or brown: know show slow own now down town cow

53. The /ju:/ and /u:/ sounds Tuesday barbecue blue glue clue cube cute use tune rule June plume rude few new news grew flew

54. The /u:/ sound too zoo room moon pool school food suit fruit juice who through shoe

55. foodegrew rbootlewt ublueudhh izthrewor toothrfro aoxshoeuu bcschoolg juicemleh 7. Word search: words with the /u:/ sound

56. foodegrew rbootlewt ublueudhh izthrewor toothrfro aoxshoeuu bcschoolg juicemleh food blue tooth boot juice fruit zoo glue school rule room through grew threw shoe who

57. 8. The or sound. Circle the odd sound out. 1. a) sport b) born c) work d) storm 2. a) board b) floor c) form d) coat 3. a) house b) horse c) course d) short 4. a) talk b) park c) awful d) ball

58. 8. The or sound. Circle the odd sound out. 1. a) sport b) born c) work d) storm 2. a) board b) floor c) form d) coat 3. a) house b) horse c) course d) short 4. a) talk b) park c) awful d) ball

59. The or sound born sport form short ball call talk walk saw awful August autumn

60. Super Minds 3

61. 9. Add the missing letters to the groups: er, ur, ir, ear and or g__l, sh__t, sk__t, f__st, th__d, b__d, d__ty, c__cle, b__thday, f__m, st__, th__sty Th__sday, p__ple, n__se, t__n, b__n, h__t, s__f, p__se, c__ly, t__tle v__b, s__ve, t__m, p__son, c__tain, p__fect l__n, __ly, __th, p__l, s__ch w__k, w__ld, w__d

62. 9. Add the missing letters to the groups: er, ur, ir, ear and or girl, shirt, skirt, first, third, bird, dirty, circle, birthday, firm, stir, thirsty Thursday, purple, nurse, turn, burn, hurt, surf, purse, curly, turtle verb, serve, term, person, certain, perfect learn, early, earth, pearl, search work, world, word

63. 10. When the er letter sound is unstressed, it makes the schwa /ǝ/ sound (in the second column the stressed syllable is the er sound). mother father brother sister teacher actor doctor picture future perfect person certain purpose curtain version verbal nurture

64. Irregular spellings (tricky words) are decodable in part …but need to be learned as a whole word through rhyme and ‘sounds the same’ activities can still follow patterns e.g. one, done...

65. Kid’s Box 3 11. Match the rhyming words – some of them are tricky!

66. 1 see _d_ 2 hurt _e_ 3 cake _f_ 4 off _b_ 5 one _c_ 6 four _a_ a) door b) cough c) fun d) key e) shirt f) ache 7 fly _h_ 8 can’t _j_ 9 two _g_ 10 time _k_ 11 late _l_ 12 wear _i_ g) do h) buy i) hair j) aunt k) climb l) straight 9. Match the rhyming words 11. Match the rhyming words – some of them are tricky!

67. Thank you! I hope you enjoyed the talk! Wrap up... Phonics!