1. Stretton Sugwas Academy Phonics afs pm

2. Who is Phonics for?

3. A bit of technical knowledge… Phonics = the sounds in language Phoneme = smallest unit of sound e.g. ‘p’ or ‘sh’ Grapheme = is a letter or letters that spell a sound in a word Watch our sound pronunciation guide.sound pronunciation guide.

4. Our School Phonics Based on ‘Letters and Sounds’ program produced by DFES Incorporates elements of ReadWriteInc and Jolly Phonics ReadWriteInc letter formation Jolly Phonics actions

5. Today’s sound is…. g Letter sound not the letter name

8. Phase 4 consonant clusters

10. Tricky words These are words that cannot be sounded out and have to be learnt by heart.

11. High Frequency words

12. Year 1 Phonics Screening Check The phonics screening check is a short, reading assessment at the end of Year 1.

13. How do phonics help us read? We start reading by sounding out letters within words: “c_a_t” We then blend: “cat” Sound buttons c a t

14. How do phonics help us read? We start reading by sounding out letters within words: “sh_e_ll” We then blend: “shell” Sound buttons sh e ll

15. Reading Books Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Floppy’s Phonics Non-fiction books The importance of dialogue!

16. How phonics helps with writing Segmenting words Fingers for spelling Magnetic letters Read Write Inc letter formation Multi sensory The segmenting continues into Year 1

17. This continues into Year 1 Segmenting words Fingers for spelling Holding a sentence Concentration of letter formation Sky letters, grass letters and ground letters Saying a sentence out loud before writing it down

18. How to help your child at home…

19. Read favourite stories over and over again Read Traditional stories e.g. Cinderella, Jack and the Bean Stalk Listen to them read their home/ school reading books and discuss the story with them Spot phonic sounds they have learnt at school Read other texts such as road signs, recipes, magazines and non-fiction books Look at an Atlas together To foster a love of reading and an enthusiasm for books!

20. Children who read regularly at home, do well at school Read fluently Share ideas Extend their imagination Write confidently Speak articulately

21. You can practise pronouncing sounds Remember no ‘fuh’ and ‘luh’!

22. Other resources http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_no ss/276-8675737-8496938?url=search- alias%3Daps&field- keywords=readwriteinc+flashcards http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_no ss/276-8675737-8496938?url=search- alias%3Daps&field- keywords=readwriteinc+flashcards www.phonicsplay.co.uk www.letters-and-sounds.co.uk Education city https://ec1.educationcity.com/level/index/ 1#tab=year-2 https://ec1.educationcity.com/level/index/ 1#tab=year-2