1. Phonics in Year One and Two Wednesday 28 th September 2011

2. What questions do you have about how Phonics and Reading are taught at Sellincourt?

3. The Simple View of Reading

4. Why are we using this scheme? What does it involve? Does it work? Ruth Miskin and Read Write Inc

5. Children learn the sounds that make up the English language – simple and then more complex. They learn what the letters look like that make the sounds. They learn to blend them to make words. Learning to read using Phonics

6. Teaching children to hear and recognise sounds (Set 1) Consonants: stretchy flmnrsvz shthngnk Consonants: bouncy bckdghjp qutwxy ch Vowels: bouncy aeiou

7. ayeeighow ooooaror air irouoy Teaching children to hear and recognise more complex sounds

8. Ever more complex sounds (Set 3) a-e : make a cakeo-e:phone home i-e:nice smileea:cup of tea oi : spoil the boy oa:goat in a boat u-e:huge brute ew:chew the stew aw:yawn at dawnire:fire, fire! are:care and shareear:hear with your ear ur:nurse with a purseure:sure it’s pure er:a better lettertion:pay attention it’s a celebration ow:brown cowtious:scrumptious delicious ai:snail in the rain

9. Green words Red words Red ‘for a while’ What about tricky words?

10. How is the scheme structured? Focus on Blending and Set 1 Sounds (Below L1) Speed Sounds and Word Time Ditties Starting to read and learning Set 2 sounds (L1) Green Storybooks Purple Storybooks

11. How is the scheme structured? Fluency and using Set 2 Sounds (L1) Pink Storybooks Orange Storybooks Learning Set 3 Sounds and reading longer stories Yellow Storybooks (L1/2) Blue Storybooks (L2) Grey Storybooks (L2)

12. Letters home Certificates home How are we going to celebrate reading success?

13. Celebrate with them Read with them at home – hearing them read and reading to them Practice sounds and blending words Reading and spelling Red Words How can you support your child?

14. Reading Phonics Books at Home  8 Activities per book - not necessary to do all of them  Spread them over the week  Have fun  Little and often

15. Eight Reading Activities 1.Practice reading the Speed Sounds 2.Read the Red, Green and Challenge words 3.Read the Introduction 4.Discuss the vocabulary check 5.Read the story 6.Re-read the story and discuss the ‘Questions to talk about’ 7.Re-read the story with fluency and expression 8.Practise reading the Speed Words