1. Phonics Session
31st January 2017 KD

2. Why phonics? Simple view of reading: word recognition/comprehension
Writing
Hear, identify and manipulate sounds
26 letters in the alphabet but there are 44 sounds
A phoneme can be represented by one or more letters e.g. sh, th, ee
The same phoneme can be spelt in more than one way e.g. rain, may, lake
The same spelling may represent more than one phoneme e.g. mean, deaf

3. The Phases 1 - 6 Phase 1: phonological awareness (ongoing)
Phase 2: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u, r, h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss
Phase 3: j, v, w, x, y, z, qu, sh, ch, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo, ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, ure, er
Phase 4: read and spell CVCC, CCVC, CCV, CCVCC, CCCVCC And polysyllabic words e.g. and driftwood
Phase 5: alternative graphemes and phonemes (more to come next session)
Phase 6: spelling (year 2)
By the end of Reception the national average is secure Phase 4.
By the end of Year 1 the national average is Phase 5.
The national average for Year 2 is Phase 6.

4. Learning the Sounds Be careful of the schwas Model carefully video
Jolly phonics actions – consolidate

5. Tricky and High Frequency Words
These are taught along side the phases
HF words: some are decodeable e.g. then
However,
There are some words that you just cannot sound out!
the he
she
said
one
Which bit is tricky?

6. Tricky words – Phase 2 (spell = phase 3)
Decodeable High Frequency Words
Tricky High Frequency Words
a mum but
an dad
as had
if back
in and
is get
it big
of him
off has
on his
can not
got up
the to I no go
into

7. Tricky words – Phase 3 (spell = phase 4)
Decodeable High Frequency Words
Tricky High Frequency Words
will
that
this
then
them
with
see
for
now
down
look
too he
she we me be
was
you
they
all
are my
her

8. Tricky words – Phase 4 (spell = phase 5)
Decodeable High Frequency Words
Tricky High Frequency Words
went
it’s
from
children
just
help
said
have
like so do
were
there
little
one
when

9. A great game for this is SPLAT!

10. What should I do at home?
We would suggest that you help your child consolidate their previous learning at home (unless directed in homework etc).
Phase 1 – rhyming, alliteration, sounds quizzes
Phase 2 – phonemes, CVC words using P2 sounds and tricky words, Phonics gym/robot speak, Segmenting and blending arms
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Phase 3 – CVC using P3 sounds and tricky words
Phase 4 – P2 and P3 sounds in longer words, spelling tricky words, clapping out syllables
As Part of the school’s homework policy, Reception children should be doing flashcards every night in addition to their reading book. It is suggested 20 minutes total a night.

11. The Importance of Reading at Home
Research shows that a child should read at home.
Reading to your child is just as important!
It doesn’t just have to be books...
Going back to the simple view of reading – it’s more than just sounding out.
- Videos for information books and story books
Read their reading book?
Look at other materials – spotter stories
Discuss the book: favourite page/character
Phonics detective! Fill in a ‘best fit’ sheet.
What you write can really help.

12. Show time!

13. Activities you can do at home
Flashcards
Quick write
Splat!
Speed write – show a word, make it as quickly as possible with magnetic letters etc.
Countdown – have words on display, how many can you read in 1 minute?
Sentence Substitution – substitute a word in a sentence
yes/no questions
choosing right answers – which 1 is correct?
spotter stories (more to come)
give chdn nonsense words to write down – shows knowledge of grapheme position
make your own nonsense word (more to come)

14. Freddy Fingers – how many sounds are in a word
Cross the river – cross the river if you have ‘ee’
NSEW – 4 sounds/words around the room/garden
Rubbish or treasure? - sort words
Robot speak
What’s in the box? Match the word to the picture
Sound hangman – using dots and dashes
How many can you read/write in a minute?
Make an alien/superhero with a nonsense name!
Make oi soup – sorting – can choose any grapheme you like
Act it out! Or sound shirades! “can you (show the word)”
Make the graphemes out of play dough

15. Phoneme Frames – see video
Great for learning your sounds and how to apply them, alongside Freddy Fingers
Help with spellings
church ch ur ch

16. What a Load of Nonsense
When you know all of the sounds you can sound out anything!
jeg
wint
kly
lun
groiks
fowspring

17. Nonsense Words
children just decode and say what they see – may be more than 1 possibility
ensures decoding is being used, no other strategies
most reliable way to assess phonetic knowledge
important they know it is nonsense and doesn’t have to make sense.

18. Physical Development Need to physical development before can write
Tripod pencil grip – pom pom, tissues, ring
Gross motor skills – big, circular movements
Fine motor skills – pincer grip
Finger rhymes
Pegs
Tearing
play dough
* Physical Development workshop

19. Resources School’s website http://www.stbernadette.herts.sch.uk
Phonics play website
Laurence Haines – spld base in Watford. Free letters and sounds resources. Games, activities etc.

20. Additional Resources on the school Website
Reading comprehension video for both information and story bookds
Splat! Video
Poly syllabic word writing video
Phonics lesson video
Phonics page
Reading page