1. Welcome to our reading evening AW

2. Outline of evening How children learn to read – tuning into sounds to reading fluently What we do in school Activities to support your child at home VB

3. Jargon buster WordDefinition PhonemeSmall unit of sound Grapheme A letter or number of letters that represent a sound. DigraphsTwo letters that makes 1 sound, e.g - ow / ea TrigraphsThree letters that makes 1 sound, e.g - igh Split digraphAnother letter comes in between the phoneme, e.g - cake slice Vowel digraphSpelling pattern using vowels: E.g ea BlendHearing the phonemes and blending together. Segment Hearing a word and splitting it into the different phonemes. Red wordsCan not be sounded out easily. ChunkingGroup words into syllables to support sounding out Speed soundsOrder that we teach all 44 speech sounds e.g m a s d t i n p

4. Phonics and learning to read They are taught individual sounds They use these to ‘sound’ out and ‘blend’ for reading words and simple sentences There are also sight (or red) words that need t o be learned VB

5. Tuning in…. GR Environmental sounds Instrumental sounds Listening games

6. Letter sounds Children are introduced to letter sounds in order Single letter sounds to begin, moving on to digraphs, trigraphs and split digraphs Correct pronunciation is key! Video/handout GR

7. Red Words Red words - These are words that must be read on sight – they can not be sounded out. Iarewassaid ofmyyouso nosomethereall AP

8. Green words - these can be sounded out and the children can practice and apply the sounds they know to read these words whenhangcanpool withgrowsleepthem ownwillcooland bunksheetbigright VB

9. Alien Words These are nonsense words – examples These words are part of the RWI assessments and the Y1 phonic screening test.

10. Sounds to work on Slip inside reading record on a Friday. Important that reading folders are returned to school each day. VB

11. Supporting phonics at home Early Reading Packs Handout of activities Flash cards that parents can buy AP

12. Reading Strategies Before you open the book. Wide range of books are sent home. What to do when your child gets stuck on a word –Picture prompts –Read on and go back – context –Split longer words –Look for words inside words –Word family NP

13. Supporting reading at home Comprehension Expression Punctuation Sharing books Longer books – few pages Websites – oxford owl Daily reading AP

14. Reading - books Assessment Bookbands Reading for pleasure AW

15. Guided reading in school Children read as a small group Specific focus – word level or text level Some form of response – verbal/written Slip in reading record to share focus VB

16. Thank you for your time. Any questions?